diff --git a/update_immich.yml b/update_immich.yml
index f09491e..0b0aa02 100644
--- a/update_immich.yml
+++ b/update_immich.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/env"
         state: directory
-        mode: "0700"
 
     - name: Fail if persistent Immich env file is missing
       ansible.builtin.stat: