diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
index c9fb8694..b7c7fc27 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ bootstrap_directories() {
         if [ "${bastille_zfs_enable}" = "YES" ];then
             if [ ! -z "${bastille_zfs_zpool}" ]; then
                 zfs create ${bastille_zfs_options} -o mountpoint=${bastille_prefix} ${bastille_zfs_zpool}/${bastille_zfs_prefix}
+	        chmod 0750 "${bastille_prefix}"
             fi
         else
             mkdir -p "${bastille_prefix}"
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ bootstrap_directories() {
         if [ "${bastille_zfs_enable}" = "YES" ];then
             if [ ! -z "${bastille_zfs_zpool}" ]; then
                 zfs create ${bastille_zfs_options} -o mountpoint=${bastille_backupsdir} ${bastille_zfs_zpool}/${bastille_zfs_prefix}/backups
+	        chmod 0750 "${bastille_backupsdir}"
             fi
         else
             mkdir -p "${bastille_backupsdir}"