diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/template/OVAProcessor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/template/OVAProcessor.java
index 33f7e28ac039..29b75e9d06b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/template/OVAProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/template/OVAProcessor.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private void setFileSystemAccessRights(String templatePath) {
             LOGGER.warn("Unable to set permissions for files in " + templatePath + " due to " + result);
         }
         command = new Script("chmod", 0, LOGGER);
-        command.add("777", templatePath);
+        command.add("1777", templatePath);
         result = command.execute();
         if (result != null) {
             LOGGER.warn("Unable to set permissions for " + templatePath + " due to " + result);
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/hyperv/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/hyperv/manager/HypervManagerImpl.java b/plugins/hypervisors/hyperv/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/hyperv/manager/HypervManagerImpl.java
index 9490ae07b307..631b3ebe9571 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/hyperv/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/hyperv/manager/HypervManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/hyperv/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/hyperv/manager/HypervManagerImpl.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ protected String mount(String path, String parent, String scheme, String query)
 
         // Change permissions for the mountpoint
         script = new Script(true, "chmod", _timeout, s_logger);
-        script.add("-R", "777", mountPoint);
+        script.add("-R", "1777", mountPoint);
         result = script.execute();
         if (result != null) {
             s_logger.warn("Unable to set permissions for " + mountPoint + " due to " + result);
diff --git a/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/LocalNfsSecondaryStorageResource.java b/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/LocalNfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
index 6f189ef5f3c6..08270086e8eb 100644
--- a/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/LocalNfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
+++ b/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/LocalNfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ protected void mount(String localRootPath, String remoteDevice, URI uri, String
 
         // Change permissions for the mountpoint - seems to bypass authentication
         Script script = new Script(true, "chmod", _timeout, s_logger);
-        script.add("777", localRootPath);
+        script.add("1777", localRootPath);
         String result = script.execute();
         if (result != null) {
             String errMsg = "Unable to set permissions for " + localRootPath + " due to " + result;
             s_logger.error(errMsg);
             throw new CloudRuntimeException(errMsg);
         }
-        s_logger.debug("Successfully set 777 permission for " + localRootPath);
+        s_logger.debug("Successfully set 1777 permission for " + localRootPath);
 
         // XXX: Adding the check for creation of snapshots dir here. Might have
         // to move it somewhere more logical later.
diff --git a/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/StressTestDirectAttach.java b/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/StressTestDirectAttach.java
index 5625830b2381..f60bedfd17b7 100644
--- a/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/StressTestDirectAttach.java
+++ b/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/StressTestDirectAttach.java
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ private static String sshWinTest(String host) {
 
                 try {
                     SCPClient scp = new SCPClient(conn);
-                    scp.put("wget.exe", "wget.exe", "C:\\Users\\Administrator", "0777");
+                    scp.put("wget.exe", "wget.exe", "C:\\Users\\Administrator", "1777");
                     s_logger.info("Successfully put wget.exe file");
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     s_logger.error("Unable to put wget.exe " + ex);
diff --git a/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/TestClientWithAPI.java b/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/TestClientWithAPI.java
index 3d43a9440c71..a6b39fdd1deb 100644
--- a/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/TestClientWithAPI.java
+++ b/test/src-not-used/main/java/com/cloud/test/stress/TestClientWithAPI.java
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ private static String sshWinTest(String host) {
 
                 try {
                     SCPClient scp = new SCPClient(conn);
-                    scp.put("wget.exe", "wget.exe", "C:\\Users\\Administrator", "0777");
+                    scp.put("wget.exe", "wget.exe", "C:\\Users\\Administrator", "1777");
                     s_logger.info("Successfully put wget.exe file");
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     s_logger.error("Unable to put wget.exe " + ex);