diff --git a/roles/networkd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/networkd/tasks/main.yml
index bdd780e..2784762 100644
--- a/roles/networkd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/networkd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,26 +5,24 @@
   become: true
   when: omni_networking is defined
   block:
-    - name: Delete networkd config directory
-      file:
-        path: /etc/systemd/network
-        state: absent
-
     - name: Create the networkd config directory
       file:
         path: /etc/systemd/network
         state: directory
+        mode: 0755
 
     - name: Make network files
       template:
         src: network.j2
         dest: "/etc/systemd/network/{{ item.key }}.network"
+        mode: 0644
       loop: "{{ omni_networking | dict2items }}"
 
     - name: Make netdev files
       template:
         src: netdev.j2
         dest: "/etc/systemd/network/{{ item.0.key + '.' + item.1 }}.netdev"
+        mode: 0644
       loop: "{{ omni_networking | dict2items | subelements('value.vlans', true) }}"
 
 - import_tasks: services.yml