diff --git a/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
index 53a0d2f..79cac97 100644
--- a/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nrpe/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     dest: "{{ nrpe_server_dir }}/nrpe_local.cfg"
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: "0644"
+    mode: "0640"
   notify: restart nrpe service
   tags:
     - configuration