diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ca47911..f67e589 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     - reload nagios-nrpe-server
   when: ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
 
+- name: ensure /etc/nagios/nrpe.d exists
+  file:
+    path: /etc/nagios/nrpe.d
+    state: directory
+
 - name: ensure nrpe is running
   service:
     name: nrpe
diff --git a/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2 b/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
index 56fa0e2..57282c7 100644
--- a/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
@@ -368,5 +368,4 @@ command[check_apt]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_apt
 # This directive allows you to include definitions from config files (with a
 # .cfg extension) in one or more directories (with recursion).
 
-#include_dir=<somedirectory>
-#include_dir=<someotherdirectory>
+include_dir=/etc/nagios/nrpe.d