diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index ec11ba7..206c2c5 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ core_docker_compose_cp_files: false
 # chown templates with this value
 core_docker_compose_templates_mode: '0650'
 
+# chown the main docker compose with this value
+core_docker_compose_mode: '0650'
+
 # docker-compose.yml template source
 core_docker_compose_file:
   src: docker-compose.yml.j2
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diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
index 9d9bde5..ab181d0 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/core-compose.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
     dest: '{{ core_docker_compose_file.dest }}'
     owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_compose_user }}'
     group: '{{ core_docker_compose_compose_group }}'
-    mode: '0750'
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+    mode: 'core_docker_compose_mode'