diff --git a/tau.yml b/tau.yml
index 8a622e7..172cecb 100644
--- a/tau.yml
+++ b/tau.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
       file:
         path: "{{ data_dir }}/registry/data"
         state: directory
+        mode: "0755"
 
     - name: Setup Docker Registry Container
       docker_container: