diff --git a/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yml b/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yml
index 2e440ea..58f391e 100644
--- a/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
     owner=certbot
     group=certbot
     state=directory
+- name: ensure certbot accounts directory exists
+  file:
+    path=/var/lib/letsencrypt/accounts
+    mode=0700
+    owner=certbot
+    group=certbot
+    state=directory
 - name: ensure certbot log directory exists
   file:
     path=/var/log/letsencrypt
@@ -52,7 +59,14 @@
     mode=0644
   notify: reload httpd
 
-- name: ensure certbot account is registered
+- name: ensure letsencrypt account data are installed
+  become: true
+  become_user: certbot
+  unarchive:
+    src={{ item }}
+    dest=/var/lib/letsencrypt/accounts/
+  with_fileglob: accounts/{{ inventory_hostname }}.tar.xz
+- name: ensure letsencrypt account is registered
   become: true
   become_user: certbot
   command: