diff --git a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index b10bb09c68c0fb4b0074108c98c760dec1abc165..d110337e00d0931a7a3ac4d8c7685637bb91b61c 100644
--- a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@
         name: prosody-0.11
         state: present
 
+    - name: Set-up directory for storing additional Prosody modules
+      file:
+        path: "/usr/local/lib/prosody/modules/"
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0755
+
 - hosts: clients
   become: true
   tasks: