diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d18e5b2..03ee836 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ redis_conf_path | dirname }}"
     state: directory
-    mode: 0750
+    mode: "{{ redis_conf_dir_mode }}"
 
 - name: Ensure Redis is configured.
   template:
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index 47aaa02..f1a05c1 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 __redis_package: redis-server
 redis_daemon: redis-server
+redis_conf_dir_mode: 02770
 redis_conf_path: /etc/redis/redis.conf
 redis_conf_mode: 0640
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index 30b40a1..f400573 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 __redis_package: redis
 redis_daemon: redis
+redis_conf_dir_mode: 0750
 redis_conf_path: /etc/redis/redis.conf
 redis_conf_mode: 0644