diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
index cbf0520cc1..42a5f6bb50 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     # - u=rw: Base 600 permissions for owner.
     # - X: Adds executable bit only if path is a directory (700) or was already executable (700).
     # - g=,o=: Explicitly removes permissions from group and others (resulting in D700/F600).
-    mode: 'u=rwX,g=,o='
+    mode: 'g=,o='
     state: directory
     recurse: yes
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
index abbd2a7c14..90b84338ed 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     # - u=rw: Base 600 permissions for owner.
     # - X: Adds executable bit only if path is a directory (700) or was already executable (700).
     # - g=,o=: Explicitly removes permissions from group and others (resulting in D700/F600).
-    mode: 'u=rwX,g=,o='
+    mode: 'g=,o='
     state: directory
     recurse: yes
   tags: