diff --git a/roles/badges-backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/badges-backend/tasks/main.yml
index 5161d15289..5fa0624ded 100644
--- a/roles/badges-backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/badges-backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
   copy: >
     src=cron/$item
     dest=/usr/share/badges/cronjobs/$item
-    owner=root
-    mode=644
+    owner=fedmsg
+    mode=744
   with_items:
   - award-oldschool-badges
   tags: