diff --git a/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 59cd0e63..82a1e34d 100644
--- a/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ tomcat_instance_root }}/{{ tomcat_instance_name }}/{{ item }}"
     state: directory
-    mode: "2770"
+    mode: "u=rwx,g=rwxs,o="
     owner: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
     group: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
   with_items:
diff --git a/tomcat-instance/tasks/user.yml b/tomcat-instance/tasks/user.yml
index f583b98f..d18d9c1b 100644
--- a/tomcat-instance/tasks/user.yml
+++ b/tomcat-instance/tasks/user.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
     group: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
-    mode: "2770"
+    mode: "u=rwx,g=rwxs,o="
 
 - name: Set mail alias for user
   lineinfile: