diff --git a/roles/matrix-email2matrix/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/matrix-email2matrix/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 67e4ea5df..7805c2c1f 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-email2matrix/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-email2matrix/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: Ensure Email2Matrix paths exist
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: directory
     mode: 0750
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"