diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 9e88c6ddf..b6ac98d86 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         ensure  => 'directory',
         group   => undef,
         owner   => $elasticsearch::elasticsearch_user,
+        mode    => '0755',
         recurse => true,
       }