diff --git a/roles/developer-machine/tasks/main.yml b/roles/developer-machine/tasks/main.yml
index 8124b6f..56c0b27 100644
--- a/roles/developer-machine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/developer-machine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
   become_user: "{{ standard_user }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
 
+- name: Create vim colors directory
+  file: path=/home/{{ standard_user }}/.vim/colors state=directory
+
 - name: Install vim colors
   template: src=../roles/developer-machine/templates/{{ item }}.vim.j2 dest=/home/{{ standard_user }}/.vim/colors/{{ item }}.vim
   become: yes