diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
index bee48fa989..d1779248b4 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 ## Setup directories for files to be copied
 - name: Create or confirm directories to be made
-  file: dest={{item}} mode=0755 owner=root group=root state=directory
+  file: dest={{item}} mode=2755 owner=root group=sysadmin-main state=directory
   with_items:
   - /etc/nagios/commands
   - /etc/nagios/contacts