diff --git a/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/playbook.yml b/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/playbook.yml
index a2b36ea..073d24b 100644
--- a/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/playbook.yml
@@ -46,16 +46,19 @@
           file:
             path: "{{ test_archive_source }}"
             state: directory
+            mode: 0755
         - name: "{{ test_pre_step_prefix }} Create a file in the shared home"
           lineinfile:
             create: yes
             line: 'Hello, world!'
             path: "{{ test_archive_source }}/{{ test_archive_file }}"
+            mode: 0640
         - name: "{{ test_pre_step_prefix }} Create the version file in the shared home"
           lineinfile:
             create: yes
             line: '8.5'
             path: "{{ test_product_version_file }}"
+            mode: 0640
         - name: "{{ test_pre_step_prefix }} Archive the shared home"
           archive:
             path:
diff --git a/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/tests/test_default.py b/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/tests/test_default.py
index 98af566..c9882bc 100644
--- a/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/restore_backups/molecule/restore/tests/test_default.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import pytest
+from stat import *
 
 import testinfra.utils.ansible_runner
 
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ def test_shared_home_owner(host, file):
     assert host.file(file).user == 'jira'
     assert host.file(file).group == 'jira'
 
+def test_file_modes(host):
+    assert host.file('/media/atl/jira/shared/hello').mode == 0o755
+    assert host.file('/media/atl/jira/shared/hello/hello.txt').mode == 0o640
+
 def test_version_file_owned_by_root(host):
     assert host.file('/media/atl/jira/shared/jira-software.version').exists
     assert host.file('/media/atl/jira/shared/jira-software.version').user == 'root'
diff --git a/roles/restore_backups/tasks/home_restore.yml b/roles/restore_backups/tasks/home_restore.yml
index bdeb866..4c5f2ad 100644
--- a/roles/restore_backups/tasks/home_restore.yml
+++ b/roles/restore_backups/tasks/home_restore.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         src: "{{ atl_backup_home_dest }}"
         remote_src: yes
         dest: "{{ atl_product_home_shared }}"
-        mode: preserve
 
     - name: Set shared home owner and group to application user
       file: