diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ceph/ceph_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ceph/ceph_test.go
index 43381662b18e2..1f0b58ad30df0 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ceph/ceph_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ceph/ceph_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func createTestFiles(dir string, st *SockTest) error {
 	writeFile := func(prefix string, i int) error {
 		f := sockFile(prefix, i)
 		fpath := filepath.Join(dir, f)
-		return os.WriteFile(fpath, []byte(""), 0777)
+		return os.WriteFile(fpath, []byte(""), 0644)
 	}
 	return tstFileApply(st, writeFile)
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/directory_monitor/directory_monitor.go b/plugins/inputs/directory_monitor/directory_monitor.go
index 6834d25f471df..1bb9ebb0b9bc9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/directory_monitor/directory_monitor.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/directory_monitor/directory_monitor.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (monitor *DirectoryMonitor) Init() error {
 
 	// Finished directory can be created if not exists for convenience.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(monitor.FinishedDirectory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err = os.Mkdir(monitor.FinishedDirectory, 0777)
+		err = os.Mkdir(monitor.FinishedDirectory, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (monitor *DirectoryMonitor) Init() error {
 	// If an error directory should be used but has not been configured yet, create one ourselves.
 	if monitor.ErrorDirectory != "" {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(monitor.ErrorDirectory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err := os.Mkdir(monitor.ErrorDirectory, 0777)
+			err := os.Mkdir(monitor.ErrorDirectory, 0755)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}