diff --git a/roles/1password/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml b/roles/1password/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml
index 8a1be3e..7ab61dd 100644
--- a/roles/1password/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml
+++ b/roles/1password/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: create ~/.config/autostart directory
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: ~/.config/autostart
+
 - name: create autostart desktop file
   copy:
     dest: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.config/autostart/1password.desktop'