diff --git a/roles/mirrormanager/package/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mirrormanager/package/tasks/main.yml
index 68446e3ae8..7e775cd6af 100644
--- a/roles/mirrormanager/package/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mirrormanager/package/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # tasklist for setting up the mirrormanager package components
 
+- name: set sebooleans so mirrormanager can read its homedir
+  action: seboolean name=httpd_enable_homedirs
+                    state=true
+                    persistent=true
+
 - name: add mirrormanager group - gid 441
   group: name=mirrormanager gid=441
 
diff --git a/roles/rsyncd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rsyncd/tasks/main.yml
index 8f7de86f60..e43f49bf01 100644
--- a/roles/rsyncd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rsyncd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@
   service: name=xinetd state=started
   tags:
   - services
+
+- name: set sebooleans so rsync can read dirs
+  action: seboolean name=rsync_export_all_ro
+                    state=true
+                    persistent=true
+