diff --git a/tasks/install.deb.yml b/tasks/install.deb.yml
index 513efe5..0102177 100644
--- a/tasks/install.deb.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.deb.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 - name: Add APT repository
   apt_repository: repo="{{mongodb_repository}}" update_cache=yes
 
-- name: Ensure /data directory
-  file: path=/data/db state=directory owner=mongodb recurse=yes
-
 - name: Install MongoDB package
   apt: name={{item}} state=present
   with_items:
     - "{{mongodb_package}}"
     - numactl
 
+- name: Ensure /data directory
+  file: path=/data/db state=directory owner=mongodb recurse=yes
+
 - name: reload systemd
   shell: systemctl daemon-reload
   changed_when: false