diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
index bc5ec7d9f5..2ad3f2fc81 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
     state: "directory"
-    recurse: yes
+    owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
+    group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
+    mode: "0770"
   become: true
   with_items:
     - "kolla-toolbox"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mistral/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/mistral/tasks/config.yml
index 623bf03147..01b3dd415e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mistral/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mistral/tasks/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}"
     state: "directory"
-    recurse: yes
+    owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
+    group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
   become: true
   when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
index 89c6d68b8b..9701a89b9d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}"
     state: "directory"
-    recurse: yes
+    owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
+    group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
+    mode: "0770"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled | bool
     - item.value.host_in_groups | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/config.yml
index 670600201e..3d72639d7d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
     state: "directory"
-    recurse: yes
+    owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
+    group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
   become: true
   with_items: