diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index ecc45943d..5f48fb6e7 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         ensure  => 'directory',
         group   => '0',
         owner   => 'root',
-        mode    => '0755',
+        mode    => '0644',
         recurse => true;
     }
     if $elasticsearch::manage_datadir {