diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index fdd6b5fd..8029ea3d 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
     show_diff => $pulp::show_conf_diff,
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/pki/pulp/content':
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => 'apache',
+    group  => 'apache',
+    mode   => '0755',
+  }
+
   file { '/etc/pki/pulp/content/pulp-global-repo.ca':
     ensure => link,
     target => $pulp::ca_cert,