diff --git a/roles/calibre/tasks/install.yml b/roles/calibre/tasks/install.yml
index b8596f8e3..a6821d3c0 100644
--- a/roles/calibre/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre/tasks/install.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ calibre_dbpath }}"
     state: directory
-    mode: 0666
+    mode: 0755
 
 - name: Check if sample book exists in /opt/iiab/downloads
   stat:
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@
 - name: Incorporate sample book into Calibre DB (mandatory since Calibre 3.x)
   shell: "calibredb add {{ content_base }}/downloads/{{ calibre_sample_book }} --with-library {{ calibre_dbpath }}"
   when: sample_bk.stat.exists and not calibre_db.stat.exists
+
+- name: Setting permissions on /library/calibre/metadata.db
+  file:
+    path: "{{ calibre_dbpath }}/metadata.db"
+    mode: 0666