diff --git a/create_deployment_user.yml b/create_deployment_user.yml
index 353090e..3d95147 100644
--- a/create_deployment_user.yml
+++ b/create_deployment_user.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
       generate_ssh_key: yes # Generate an SSH key pair for the user
       ssh_key_bits: 2048
       ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa
+  - name: Create sudoers file
+    copy:
+      dest: /etc/sudoers.d/ansible
+      content: ""
   - name: Add sudoers entry
     lineinfile:
       dest: /etc/sudoers.d/ansible