diff --git a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
index f61ae7d..4b5168d 100644
--- a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     - name: mpdf pid file
       file:
         path: "/var/lib/mpd{{ item }}/pid"
-        state: file
+        state: touch
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: '0755'