diff --git a/tasks/oci-7.2.yml b/tasks/oci-7.2.yml
index 6e91e151895e256f5b7329c44ae17ee9fbcf243b..43727c96b5c88ae021c5bec7988d8d1e4a07840e 100644
--- a/tasks/oci-7.2.yml
+++ b/tasks/oci-7.2.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
         path: /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_5
         state: absent
 
+    - name: Ensure directory /opt/oracle
+      file:
+        path: /opt/oracle
+        state: directory
+
     - name: Move Oracle InstantClient to /opt/oracle
       command: mv /tmp/instantclient_18_5 /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_5