diff --git a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
index 7beaea8d4d..7e3912ed3a 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     file: dest=/fedora_backups/gnome/logs owner=gnomebackup group=gnomebackup state=directory
 
   - name: Install the SSH configuration file
-    copy: src=$files/gnome/ssh_config dest=/usr/local/etc/gnome_ssh_config mode=0700 owner=gnomebackup
+    copy: src=$files/gnome/ssh_config dest=/usr/local/etc/gnome_ssh_config mode=0600 owner=gnomebackup
 
   - name: Install GNOME backup key
     copy: src=${private}/files/gnome/backup_id.rsa dest=/usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa mode=0600 owner=gnomebackup