diff --git a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-rgw.yaml b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-rgw.yaml
index 868f208b4f..685188abbf 100644
--- a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-rgw.yaml
+++ b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-rgw.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ outputs:
                       - radosgw_frontend_ssl_certificate: '/etc/pki/tls/certs/ceph_rgw.pem'
                     - {get_attr: [CephRgwAnsibleVars, value, vars]}
                   ceph_rgw_config_overrides: {get_attr: [CephRgwConfigOverrides, value, vars]}
+              - name: create ceph-ansible working directory
+                include_role:
+                  name: tripleo_ceph_work_dir
+                  tasks_from: prepare
               - name: generate ceph-ansible group vars rgws
                 copy:
                   dest: "{{playbook_dir}}/ceph-ansible/group_vars/rgws.yml"