diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-branch/post.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-branch/post.yaml
index 421ae997..d2e9d469 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-branch/post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-branch/post.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
           - --exclude=*
           - --prune-empty-dirs
 
+    - name: Ensure artifact transit directory exists
+      file:
+        path: '{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/tarballs/{{ zuul.project.short_name}}'
+        state: directory
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
     - name: Copy files from {{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace/ on node
       synchronize:
         src: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace/'
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-master/post.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-master/post.yaml
index 421ae997..d2e9d469 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-master/post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/laravel-openstackid-release-master/post.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
           - --exclude=*
           - --prune-empty-dirs
 
+    - name: Ensure artifact transit directory exists
+      file:
+        path: '{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/tarballs/{{ zuul.project.short_name}}'
+        state: directory
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
     - name: Copy files from {{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace/ on node
       synchronize:
         src: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace/'