diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4a21e83..d4be410 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     force: no
     dest: /home/{{ docker_user }}/traefik/acme.json
     mode: 0600
-    state: touch
   tags: config
 
 - name: "docker-compose: Teardown existing Traefik service (only removes the containers)"