diff --git a/tasks/auth.yml b/tasks/auth.yml
index a91ff04..696524d 100644
--- a/tasks/auth.yml
+++ b/tasks/auth.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         dest: "{{ __pve_tmp_dir }}/{{ pve_auth_ldap_realm }}.pw"
         owner: root
         group: www-data
-        mode:
+        mode: 0640
       register: __pve_auth_copy
 
     - name: Copy passwd file to pve filesystem