diff --git a/roles/home-cli/tasks/dirs.yml b/roles/home-cli/tasks/dirs.yml
index bae67c4..06b9666 100644
--- a/roles/home-cli/tasks/dirs.yml
+++ b/roles/home-cli/tasks/dirs.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+- name: Set HOME permissions
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0700'
 - name: Create user bin directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/bin"