diff --git a/roles/splunk/tasks/install_apps.yml b/roles/splunk/tasks/install_apps.yml
index 29ba4fdc..37965c29 100644
--- a/roles/splunk/tasks/install_apps.yml
+++ b/roles/splunk/tasks/install_apps.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@
 
 - name: Ensure correct permissions are set
   file:
-    path: "{{ splunk_home }}/{{ app_dest }}"
+    path: "{{ splunk_home }}/{{ app_dest }}/{{ item.name }}"
     owner: "{{ splunk_nix_user }}"
     group: "{{ splunk_nix_group }}"
+    mode: "0750"
     recurse: true
   become: true