diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
index 8581013b9..5e6d4b7a0 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,18 @@
     system: yes
     create_home: no
 
-- name: Create {{ kolibri_home }} (for data) and {{ kolibri_venv_path }} (venv for program/config)
+#- name: Create {{ kolibri_home }} (for data) and {{ kolibri_venv_path }} (venv for program/config)
+- name: Create {{ kolibri_home }} (for data)
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
-    owner: "{{ kolibri_user }}"
-    group: "{{ apache_user }}"
+    path: "{{ kolibri_home }}"     # /library/kolibri
+    owner: "{{ kolibri_user }}"    # kolibri
+    group: "{{ apache_user }}"     # www-data (on Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian)
     mode: 0755
     state: directory
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ kolibri_home }}"         # /library/kolibri
-    - "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"    # /usr/local/kolibri
-  
+# with_items:
+#   - "{{ kolibri_home }}"         # /library/kolibri
+#   - "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"    # /usr/local/kolibri
+
 #- name: Download latest Kolibri .deb installer from {{ kolibri_deb_url }}
 #  get_url:
 #    name: "{{ kolibri_deb_url }}"    # https://learningequality.org/r/kolibri-deb-latest