diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kredits-github/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kredits-github/recipes/default.rb
index d452416..5412cf5 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kredits-github/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kredits-github/recipes/default.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ application path_to_deploy do
     source 'nodejs.systemd.service.erb'
     owner 'root'
     group 'root'
-    mode '0644'
+    mode '0640'
     variables(
       user: deploy_user,
       group: deploy_group,