diff --git a/roles/vaultwarden/tasks/setup.yml b/roles/vaultwarden/tasks/setup.yml
index 34c46b6..a23aeb1 100644
--- a/roles/vaultwarden/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/roles/vaultwarden/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ volumes['vaultwarden_datadir'] }}"
     state: directory
+    recurse: true
     owner: "{{ users['vaultwarden'] + uid_shift }}"
     group: "{{ users['vaultwarden'] + uid_shift }}"
     mode: '770'