diff --git a/node_exporter.yml b/node_exporter.yml
index e79918dc6c25c5ebf159cb5cc6b14bf88c069ecc..eb1faca824426eb625b5a481497b0237f9fbe337 100644
--- a/node_exporter.yml
+++ b/node_exporter.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
       tags:
         - extract
 
+    - name: Create system group for user account {{ node_exporter_group }}
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: "{{ node_exporter_group }}"
+        system: true
+        state: present
+      tags:
+        - configuration
+
     - name: Create system user account {{ node_exporter_user }}
       ansible.builtin.user:
         name: "{{ node_exporter_user }}"