diff --git a/tasks/swift_install.yml b/tasks/swift_install.yml
index 96f0858b..16cc8de3 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_install.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
     state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
   register: swift_venv_dir
   when: swift_get_venv | changed
 
diff --git a/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml b/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
index b539c3b5..780c3b7c 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_pre_install.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     group: "{{ item.group|default(swift_system_group_name) }}"
     mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
   with_items:
-    - { path: "/openstack", owner: "root", group: "root" }
+    - { path: "/openstack/venvs", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/account-server" }
     - { path: "/etc/swift/backups" }