diff --git a/global/post-tasks.d/010fix-ssh-perms b/global/post-tasks.d/010fix-ssh-perms
index 87636d7..f32a6a4 100755
--- a/global/post-tasks.d/010fix-ssh-perms
+++ b/global/post-tasks.d/010fix-ssh-perms
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if test -f /root/.ssh/authorized_keys; then
     if test `stat -t /root/.ssh/authorized_keys | cut -d\  -f5` != 0; then
 	chown root.root /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
     fi
-    if test `stat --printf=%a /root/.ssh/authorized_keys` != 600; then
-	chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    if test `stat --printf=%a /root/.ssh/authorized_keys` != 440; then
+	chmod 440 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
     fi
 fi