diff --git a/mongodb/manifests/init.pp b/mongodb/manifests/init.pp
index 719b423..80cc833 100644
--- a/mongodb/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/mongodb/manifests/init.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class mongodb::server {
     if $mongodb_datadir {
         file { $mongodb_datadir:
             ensure  => directory,
-            mode    => "0755",
+            mode    => "0700",
             owner   => "mongodb",
             group   => "mongodb",
             require => Package["mongodb-server"],
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class mongodb::server {
     } else {
         file { "/srv/mongodb":
             ensure  => directory,
-            mode    => "0755",
+            mode    => "0700",
             owner   => "mongodb",
             group   => "mongodb",
             require => Package["mongodb-server"],