diff --git a/tasks/kubevip.yml b/tasks/kubevip.yml
index 7d03654..99488da 100644
--- a/tasks/kubevip.yml
+++ b/tasks/kubevip.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Create the RKE2 manifests directory
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ rke2_data_path }}/server/manifests"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0700
+
 - name: Copy kube-vip files to first server
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ item }}"