diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 907b927..830fa1e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: root
     group: "{{ acme_ssl_group }}"
-    mode: "640"
+    mode: "750"
   tags: acme_install
 
 - name: Create ACME accounts directory
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: "640"
+    mode: "750"
   tags: acme_install
 
 - name: Copy ACME config file