diff --git a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
index ac9d2834c838..f551dad2c2a8 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
-import tempfile 
+import tempfile
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def reconfigure_rsyslog():
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='rsyslog-conf-') as temp_dir:
         path = temp_dir + '/rsyslog.conf.temp'
         with open(path, 'w') as f:
+            os.chmod(path, 0o640)
             f.write(tmpl + '\n')
         shutil.move(path, '/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf')
     supervisor_service_command(command='restart', service='awx-rsyslogd')