diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
index a827dc32b2..0dc78be3db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
     {% set fluentd_cmd = '/usr/sbin/td-agent' %}
 {% endif %}
 
+{%- macro config_directory_permissions(dir) -%}
+        {
+            "path": "{{ fluentd_dir }}/{{ dir }}",
+            "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
+            "perm": "0700"
+        }
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
 {
     "command": "{{ fluentd_cmd }}",
     "config_files": [
@@ -52,7 +60,12 @@
             "path": "/var/lib/fluentd/data",
             "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
             "recurse": true
-        }
+        },
+        {# Allow Fluentd to read configuration from folders #}
+        {{ config_directory_permissions("input") }},
+        {{ config_directory_permissions("filter") }},
+        {{ config_directory_permissions("format") }},
+        {{ config_directory_permissions("output") }}
     ]
 
 }