diff --git a/roles/hardening-basic/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hardening-basic/tasks/main.yml
index 9754d8c..f69a529 100644
--- a/roles/hardening-basic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hardening-basic/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 
 - name: Basic Hardening
   block:
+    - name: Create directory structure
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: '/etc/{{ item.path }}'
+        state: directory
+        mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
+      with_community.general.filetree: '../templates/basic/etc/'
+      when: item.state == 'directory'
+
     - name: Create and copy hardening files
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: '{{ item.src }}'
@@ -13,6 +21,14 @@
     - name: Harden SSH Config
       when: 'hardening_sshd_enabled is true'
       block:
+        - name: Create directory structure
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: '/etc/{{ item.path }}'
+            state: directory
+            mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
+          with_community.general.filetree: '../templates/ssh/etc/'
+          when: item.state == 'directory'
+
         - name: Create and copy hardening files
           ansible.builtin.template:
             src: '{{ item.src }}'