diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f428827..3f2781d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## v1.x
+
+### Fix
+* Ensure to keep permissions for configuration files.
+
 
 ## v1.0
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a6ffccf..41b627a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
   when: item.state == 'directory'
   notify: ['restart xymon server service']
 
-- name: Ensure /etc files are populated from templates
+- name: Generate Xymon configuration files
   template:
     src: '{{ item.src }}'
     dest: "/etc/xymon/{{ item.path | replace('.j2','') }}"
+    mode: '{{ item.mode }}'
   with_filetree: '{{ xymon_server__etc_src }}'
   when: item.state == 'file'
   notify: ['restart xymon server service']