diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
index f0d3fb6..88ca402 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    - libselinux-python
 
 - name: insert iptables rule for httpd
-  lineinfile: dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables state=present regexp="{{ httpd_port }}" insertafter="^:OUTPUT "
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables create=yes state=present regexp="{{ httpd_port }}" insertafter="^:OUTPUT "
               line="-A INPUT -p tcp  --dport {{ httpd_port }} -j  ACCEPT"
   notify: restart iptables