diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml
index 5acb9b89c..64d602952 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
   when: enable_docker_gc
 
 - name: Copy Cron for garbage collection script 
-  template: src=cron_docker-gc.j2 dest=/etc/cron.hourly/cron_docker-gc
+  template: src=cron_docker-gc.j2 dest=/etc/cron.hourly/cron_docker-gc mode=755
   when: enable_docker_gc