diff --git a/update_valheim.yml b/update_valheim.yml
index 3198c45..fd4c100 100644
--- a/update_valheim.yml
+++ b/update_valheim.yml
@@ -170,9 +170,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ valheim_preupdate_dir }}"
         state: directory
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: "0700"
+        mode: "0755"
 
     - name: Upload only the Valheim compose file
       ansible.builtin.copy: