diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/captive_portal.yml b/roles/network/tasks/captive_portal.yml
index 1474a7f0d..7e9114185 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/captive_portal.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/captive_portal.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     dest: /etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/captive-portal.conf
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: 0740
+    mode: 0644
   when: py_captive_portal_enabled
 
 - name: Enable Apache's captive-portal.conf if py_captive_portal_enabled (debuntu)