diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/ceph/bootstrap.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/ceph/bootstrap.yml
index 2165c33..85eba9b 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/ceph/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/ceph/bootstrap.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 - set_fact:
     fsid: "{{ fsid_raw.stdout }}"
 
+- name: create bootstrap ceph.conf
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
+    state: touch
+
 - name: initialize bootstrap ceph.conf
   lineinfile:
     dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf