diff --git a/tasks/ironic_install.yml b/tasks/ironic_install.yml
index ceee8258..06cffcc5 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_install.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ ironic_bin | dirname }}"
     state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
   register: ironic_venv_dir
 
 - name: Unarchive pre-built venv
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml b/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
index 510f2f3a..4b29e563 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     group: "{{ item.group|default(ironic_system_group_name) }}"
     mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
   with_items:
-    - { path: "/openstack", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
+    - { path: "/openstack/venvs", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/etc/ironic" }
     - { path: "/etc/ironic/rootwrap.d" }
     - { path: "/etc/sudoers.d", mode: "0750", owner: "root", group: "root" }