diff --git a/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml b/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
index 32d964a..35a0a97 100644
--- a/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
+++ b/roles/server/tasks/utilities/snmpd.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 - name: server | snmpd | setup monitoring user SNMPv3
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ snmpd_user_file }}"
+    create: true
     line: "createuser {{ snmp_user }} {{ snmp_auth_proto }} {{ snmp_auth_pass }} {{ snmp_priv_proto }} {{ snmp_priv_pass }}"
 
 - name: server | snmpd | setup ACLs