diff --git a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
index f359449..54c442c 100644
--- a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   notify: restart apache2
 
 - name: initialize virtualenv
-  shell: python3 -m venv /var/www/demo/.venv
+  shell: python3 -m venv /var/www/demo/.venv creates=/var/www/demo/.venv
 
 - name: setup python virtualenv
   pip: requirements=/var/www/demo/requirements.txt virtualenv=/var/www/demo/.venv