diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/monerod.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/monerod.yml
index 8f0467c..1207821 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/monerod.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/monerod.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - name: Create Docker volume for Monero blockchain data
   docker_volume:
     volume_name: monerod-node-blockchain
+    state: present
 
 - name: Deploy Monero node Docker container
   docker_container: