diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0d06dd9..eb225a6 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ nft__service_override_path | dirname }}"
     state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
     recurse: yes
   when:
     - nft_enabled|bool
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ nft__fail2ban_service_unit_path | dirname }}"
     state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
     recurse: yes
   when:
     - nft_enabled|bool