diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
index 84e4c87bb..8abbe005a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 - set_fact:
     rbd_client_dir_owner: root
     rbd_client_dir_group: root
-    rbd_client_dir_mode: "0644"
+    rbd_client_dir_mode: "1777"
   when: not is_ceph_infernalis
 
 - set_fact: