diff --git a/cfg/cis-1.3/node.yaml b/cfg/cis-1.3/node.yaml
index e8e0d9fe..be932674 100644
--- a/cfg/cis-1.3/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/cis-1.3/node.yaml
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ groups:
     remediation: |
       Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker
       node. For example,
-      chmod 755 $kubeletsvc
+      chmod 644 $kubeletsvc
     scored: true
 
   - id: 2.2.4
diff --git a/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml b/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
index ba2a81dc..31646f16 100644
--- a/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ groups:
     remediation: |
       Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
       For example, 
-      chmod 755 $kubeletsvc 
+      chmod 644 $kubeletsvc 
     scored: true
 
   - id: 4.1.2