diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index bcba5b7..4669c07 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@
     permissions: rwx
     state: present
 
+- name: Ensure there is a node_exporter group
+  group:
+    name: node_exporter
+
 - name: Add puppet to node_exporter group
   user:
     name: puppet