diff --git a/tasks/mpd.yml b/tasks/mpd.yml
index 569a263..08de7d4 100644
--- a/tasks/mpd.yml
+++ b/tasks/mpd.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: '{{ item.path }}'
     state: '{{ item.state }}'
-    mode: '0644'
+    mode: '0755'
   loop:
     - path: '{{ mpd_configuration_dir }}'
       state: 'directory'
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: '{{ item.path }}'
     state: '{{ item.state }}'
-    mode: '0644'
-    recurse: '{{ item.path is directory }}'
   loop:
     - path: '{{ mpd_configuration_dir }}/log'
       state: 'absent'
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: '{{ item.src }}'
     dest: '{{ item.dest }}'
-    mode: '0644'
+    mode: '0755'
   loop:
     - src: 'templates/mpd/mpd.conf.j2'
       dest: '{{ mpd_configuration_dir }}/mpd.conf'