diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 49af964c604931bc2df996e8f321ed1f5431f929..1ad2464e97b38a0c88186ba5868857960a1d9438 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
   file:
     path: /etc/borgmatic
     state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0750
 
 - name: Copy borgmatic config
   template: