diff --git a/provisioning/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml b/provisioning/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
index 727797c..3f3cb8a 100644
--- a/provisioning/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
+++ b/provisioning/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 ---
+- name: ensure settings location is still writable
+  file:
+    path: "{{ drupal_core_path }}/sites/default"
+    mode: 0775
+    state: directory
+
+- name: ensure settings file is still writable
+  file:
+    path: "{{ drupal_core_path }}/sites/default/settings.php"
+    mode: 0664
+    state: file
+
 - name: Run composer install.
   command: "composer install"
   args: