diff --git a/client/allocdir/alloc_dir.go b/client/allocdir/alloc_dir.go
index 010b681109a..dd2ac6afed3 100644
--- a/client/allocdir/alloc_dir.go
+++ b/client/allocdir/alloc_dir.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (d *AllocDir) Destroy() error {
 // Given a list of a task build the correct alloc structure.
 func (d *AllocDir) Build(tasks []*structs.Task) error {
 	// Make the alloc directory, owned by the nomad process.
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(d.AllocDir, 0700); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(d.AllocDir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to make the alloc directory %v: %v", d.AllocDir, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 60b867c91fa..33f5efde9fc 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (c *Client) init() error {
 
 	// Ensure the alloc dir exists if we have one
 	if c.config.AllocDir != "" {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(c.config.AllocDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(c.config.AllocDir, 0755); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed creating alloc dir: %s", err)
 		}
 	} else {