diff --git a/salt/soctopus/init.sls b/salt/soctopus/init.sls
index 1c7c92434..c2c8dc1ac 100644
--- a/salt/soctopus/init.sls
+++ b/salt/soctopus/init.sls
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ playbookrulesdir:
     - name: /opt/so/rules/elastalert/playbook
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - mode: 660
     - makedirs: True
 
 playbookrulessync: