diff --git a/roles/monit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/monit/tasks/main.yml
index a685b8a..7107552 100644
--- a/roles/monit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/monit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         dest: "/etc/monit/monitrc"
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: 0644
+        mode: 0600
       notify:
         - restart monit
       tags:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         dest: "/etc/monit/conf.d/{{item.name}}"
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: 0644
+        mode: 0600
       loop:
         "{{ monit_filesystems }}"
       notify:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         dest: "/etc/monit/conf.d/fim"
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: 0644
+        mode: 0600
       notify:
         - restart monit
       tags: