diff --git a/roles/telegraf/tasks/main.yml b/roles/telegraf/tasks/main.yml
index 1e8566f..d6eca92 100644
--- a/roles/telegraf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/telegraf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,19 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
+    mode: '0700'
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
   with_items:
     - "{{ telegraf_install_location }}"
   become: true
 
-- name: Create data directory
+- name: Create config directory
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
-    mode: "0700"
+    mode: '0700'
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
     state: directory
     setype: "container_file_t"
   with_items: