diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/install.yml b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/install.yml
index 753f66bb2..3dabd56ca 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/install.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     src: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/{{ item.s }}"
     dest: "{{ calico_cert_dir }}/{{ item.d }}"
     state: hard
+    mode: 0640
     force: yes
   with_items:
     - {s: "{{ kube_etcd_cacert_file }}", d: "ca_cert.crt"}