diff --git a/roles/projects/tasks/configure_site.yml b/roles/projects/tasks/configure_site.yml
index 08855c8..0ce5dfb 100644
--- a/roles/projects/tasks/configure_site.yml
+++ b/roles/projects/tasks/configure_site.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # ------------------ VALIDATION TASKS ------------------
+
 - name: "Validate that project root '{{ project.project_root }}' exists"
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: "{{ project.project_root }}"
@@ -41,7 +42,22 @@
       Nginx requires an entry point file to serve the site.
   when: index_file_find.matched == 0
 
+# ------------------ PERMISSION FIX FOR LARAVEL ------------------
+
+- name: "Check if 'storage' directory exists in project root"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ project.project_root }}/storage"
+  register: storage_dir_stat
+
+- name: "Set full permissions (777) on 'storage' if it exists"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ project.project_root }}/storage"
+    mode: '0777'
+    recurse: yes
+  when: storage_dir_stat.stat.exists and storage_dir_stat.stat.isdir
+
 # ------------------ CONFIGURATION TASKS ------------------
+
 - name: "Create Nginx config for {{ project.domain }} in conf.d"
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: nginx-site.conf.j2