diff --git a/manifests/master.pp b/manifests/master.pp
index 24ea6e2b5..6d473bcb0 100644
--- a/manifests/master.pp
+++ b/manifests/master.pp
@@ -177,11 +177,12 @@
   }
 
   file { $puppet_vardir:
-    ensure       => directory,
-    owner        => $::puppet::params::puppet_user,
-    group        => $::puppet::params::puppet_group,
-    notify       => Service['httpd'],
-    require      => Package[$puppet_master_package]
+    ensure  => directory,
+    owner   => $::puppet::params::puppet_user,
+    group   => $::puppet::params::puppet_group,
+    mode    => '0750',
+    notify  => Service['httpd'],
+    require => Package[$puppet_master_package]
   }
 
   if $storeconfigs {
diff --git a/manifests/passenger.pp b/manifests/passenger.pp
index a538b98ac..517340980 100644
--- a/manifests/passenger.pp
+++ b/manifests/passenger.pp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
       ensure => directory,
       owner  => $::puppet::params::puppet_user,
       group  => $::puppet::params::puppet_group,
+      mode   => '0750',
     }
   }