diff --git a/roles/bittorrent/tasks/transmission.yml b/roles/bittorrent/tasks/transmission.yml
index 2e2cc74..9c2b55d 100644
--- a/roles/bittorrent/tasks/transmission.yml
+++ b/roles/bittorrent/tasks/transmission.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     - Reload transmission
 
 - name: Add cachedir file
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: files/CACHEDIR.TAG
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: CACHEDIR.TAG.j2
     dest: /var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads/CACHEDIR.TAG
     owner: debian-transmission
     group: debian-transmission
-    mode: '0755'
+    mode: '0644'
diff --git a/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
index a32a9e4..1c7c98e 100644
--- a/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
 
+- name: Add cachedir file
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: CACHEDIR.TAG.j2
+    dest: /srv/ftp/CACHEDIR.TAG
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+
 - name: Create upload directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /srv/ftp/upload
diff --git a/roles/bittorrent/files/CACHEDIR.TAG b/templates/CACHEDIR.TAG.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/bittorrent/files/CACHEDIR.TAG
rename to templates/CACHEDIR.TAG.j2