diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 37efc63..af87cf1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
     group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    mode: '0755'
+    mode: 'u=rwX,g=rX,o='
     recurse: true
   with_items:
     - "{{ gitea_home }}"