diff --git a/apache/init.sls b/apache/init.sls
index 9731c5b..c3e170e 100644
--- a/apache/init.sls
+++ b/apache/init.sls
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ apache:
     - name: {{ apache.service }}
     - enable: True
 
+{{ apache.vhostdir }}:
+  file.directory:
+      - makedirs: True
+
 # The following states are inert by default and can be used by other states to
 # trigger a restart or reload as needed.
 apache-reload: