diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index bc993e5..c9b81c0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
     name: deluge
     state: present
 
-- name: ensure deluged is running
-  service:
-    name: deluged
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-
-- name: Pause for 5 seconds while deluge builds directories
-  ansible.builtin.pause:
-    seconds: 5
+- name: create deluge directories
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: deluge
+    group: deluge
+  with_items:
+    - /srv/deluge
+    - /srv/deluge/.config
+    - /srv/deluge/.config/deluge/
 
 - name: deploy deluge config
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@
     dest: /srv/deluge/.config/deluge/core.conf
   notify: restart deluge
 
+- name: ensure deluged is running
+  service:
+    name: deluged
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+
 - name: ensure deluge-web is running
   service:
     name: deluge-web