diff --git a/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/source.yml b/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/source.yml
index 97b12583..aa5e9704 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/source.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/source.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ rsync_mirror_user }}"
     group: "{{ rsync_mirror_user_group }}"
-    mode: "0600"
+    mode: "0700"
   with_items:
     - "/etc/rsync_mirror/"
     - "/etc/rsync_mirror/.ssh"