diff --git a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
index debb1ab..120ef45 100644
--- a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@
         group: root
         mode: '0755'
       loop: "{{ range(1,count|int + 1) }}"
-    - name: mpdf music directory
+    - name: mpdf pid file
+      file:
+        path: "/var/lib/mpd{{ item }}/pid"
+        state: file
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: '0755'
+      loop: "{{ range(1,count|int + 1) }}"
+     - name: mpdf music directory
       file:
         path: "/var/lib/mpd{{ item }}/music"
         state: directory