diff --git a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
index 81420fd3e4..72674389fa 100644
--- a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   - config
 
 - name: OpenQA config
-  template: src=openqa.ini.j2 dest=/etc/openqa/openqa.ini owner=geekotest group=root mode=0640
+  template: src=openqa.ini.j2 dest=/etc/openqa/openqa.ini owner=geekotest group=root mode=0644
   tags:
   - config