diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
index 94a465d084..b17dd40597 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     - { path: "/etc/sudoers.d", mode: "0750", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/account-server" }
+    - { path: "/etc/swift/backups" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/container-server" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/object-server" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/proxy-server" }