diff --git a/tasks/cinder_pre_install.yml b/tasks/cinder_pre_install.yml
index 6e84d941..5b1cd95c 100644
--- a/tasks/cinder_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/cinder_pre_install.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ item.owner|default(cinder_system_user_name) }}"
     group: "{{ item.group|default(cinder_system_group_name) }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
   with_items:
     - { path: "/openstack", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/var/cache/cinder", mode: "0700" }
-    - { path: "/etc/cinder" }
+    - { path: "/etc/cinder", mode: "0750" }
     - { path: "/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/etc/sudoers.d", mode: "0750", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "{{ cinder_system_home_folder }}" }