diff --git a/php/tasks/main_jessie.yml b/php/tasks/main_jessie.yml
index 097e5b09..e8d8d85e 100644
--- a/php/tasks/main_jessie.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/main_jessie.yml
@@ -52,10 +52,29 @@
 
 # Configuration
 
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php5
+    mode: "0755"
+
 - include: config_cli.yml
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP cli directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php5/cli
+    mode: "0755"
 
 - include: config_fpm.yml
   when: php_fpm_enable
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP fpm directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php5/fpm
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_fpm_enable
 
 - include: config_apache.yml
   when: php_apache_enable
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP apache2 directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php5/apache2
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_apache_enable
diff --git a/php/tasks/main_stretch.yml b/php/tasks/main_stretch.yml
index 3839e8dd..3e48503b 100644
--- a/php/tasks/main_stretch.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/main_stretch.yml
@@ -60,13 +60,35 @@
 
 # Configuration
 
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP directory
+  file:
+    dest: "{{ item ss}}"
+    mode: "0755"
+  with_items:
+    - /etc/php
+    - /etc/php/7.0
+
 - include: config_cli.yml
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP cli directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.0/cli
+    mode: "0755"
 
 - include: config_fpm.yml
   when: php_fpm_enable
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP fpm directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.0/fpm
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_fpm_enable
 
 - include: config_apache.yml
   when: php_apache_enable
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP apache2 directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.0/apache2
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_apache_enable
 
 - include: sury_post.yml
   when: php_sury_enable
diff --git a/php/tasks/sury_post.yml b/php/tasks/sury_post.yml
index 60b6b44c..325b78e8 100644
--- a/php/tasks/sury_post.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/sury_post.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
     - { src: "{{ php_cli_defaults_ini_file }}", dest: "/etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/z-evolinux-defaults.ini" }
     - { src: "{{ php_cli_custom_ini_file }}", dest: "/etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/zzz-evolinux-custom.ini" }
 
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP 7.2/cli directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.2/cli
+    mode: "0755"
+
 - name: Symlink Evolix Apache config files from 7.2 to 7.0
   file:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
@@ -21,6 +26,12 @@
     - { src: "{{ php_apache_custom_ini_file }}", dest: "/etc/php/7.2/apache2/conf.d/zzz-evolinux-custom.ini" }
   when: php_apache_enable
 
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP 7.2/cli directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.2/apache2
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_apache_enable
+
 - name: Symlink Evolix FPM config files from 7.2 to 7.0
   file:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
@@ -33,3 +44,9 @@
     - { src: "{{ php_fpm_defaults_conf_file }}", dest: "/etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/z-evolinux-defaults.conf" }
     - { src: "{{ php_fpm_custom_conf_file }}", dest: "/etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/zzz-evolinux-custom.conf" }
   when: php_fpm_enable
+
+- name: Enforce permissions on PHP 7.2/cli directory
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/php/7.2/fpm
+    mode: "0755"
+  when: php_fpm_enable