diff --git a/libraries/consul_installation_binary.rb b/libraries/consul_installation_binary.rb
index de09a5dc..c18065ea 100644
--- a/libraries/consul_installation_binary.rb
+++ b/libraries/consul_installation_binary.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def action_create
 
         notifying_block do
           directory join_path(options[:extract_to], new_resource.version) do
+            mode '0755'
             recursive true
           end