diff --git a/roles/system-info/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/system-info/tasks/Darwin.yaml
index 8b4a0d7..7222bd1 100644
--- a/roles/system-info/tasks/Darwin.yaml
+++ b/roles/system-info/tasks/Darwin.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,21 @@
   register: launchd_running_services
   changed_when: false
 
+- set_fact:
+    system_info_plist_dir: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/Library/LaunchAgents'
+
+- name: create plist directory
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: '{{system_info_plist_dir}}'
+
 - name: determine if system-info is currently running
   set_fact:
     system_info_debug: true
-    system_info_plist_path: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/Library/LaunchAgents/system-info.plist'
-    system_info_running: "{{'system-info' in launchd_running_services.stdout}}"
+    system_info_plist_path:
+      '{{system_info_plist_dir}}/system-info.plist'
+    system_info_running:
+      "{{'system-info' in launchd_running_services.stdout}}"
 
 - name: install system-info launchd plist
   template: