diff --git a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
index fd33a44e49b30d01ddd28497ea1078a35e5c3d83..906992554ae0a04e33d4dd0cb495877005f6ecd5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: "/etc/auto.{{ item.map_name }}"
     line: "{{ item.key }} -{{ item.opts }} {{ item.src }}"
+    create: true
   loop:
     - { map_name: "cm-share", key: "*", src: "gpfs.rc.uab.edu:/data/cm/shared-8.2/&", opts: "fstype=nfs,vers=3,_netdev,defaults" }
     - { map_name: "data-project", key: "*", src: "gpfs.rc.uab.edu:/data/project/&", opts: "fstype=nfs,vers=3,_netdev,defaults" }