diff --git a/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/users-data-dirs.yml b/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/users-data-dirs.yml
index d0f7af5..c91a26f 100644
--- a/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/users-data-dirs.yml
+++ b/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/users-data-dirs.yml
@@ -12,26 +12,26 @@
       with_items: '{{ d4s_users_data_directories | default([]) }}'
       when: item.create and not item.file
 
-    - name: Set the read/write/access permissions on the users d4s data dirs
-      acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rwx') }} state=present
-      with_items: '{{ d4s_users_data_directories | default([])  }}'
-      when: not item.file
-
     - name: Set the default read/write/access permissions on the users d4s data dirs
-      acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rwx') }} state=present default=yes
+      acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rwX') }} state=present default=yes recursive=yes
       with_items: '{{ d4s_users_data_directories | default([])  }}'
       when: not item.file
 
-    - name: Set the read/write permissions on pre-existing files inside the users d4s data dirs
-      acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rw') }} state=present
+    - name: Set the read/write/access permissions on the users d4s data dirs
+      acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rwX') }} state=present recursive=yes
       with_items: '{{ d4s_users_data_directories | default([])  }}'
-      when: item.file
+#      when: not item.file
+
+    # - name: Set the read/write permissions on pre-existing files inside the users d4s data dirs
+    #   acl: path={{ item.name }} entity={{ d4science_common_group }} etype=group permissions={{ item.aclperms | default ('rw') }} state=present
+    #   with_items: '{{ d4s_users_data_directories | default([])  }}'
+    #   when: item.file
 
     - name: Install a script that recursively sets the ACLs on all the directory tree that must be writeable and readable
       template: src=set-acl-rules.sh.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/set-acl-rules owner=root group=root mode=0755
 
-    - name: Run the script that recursively sets the ACLs
-      shell: /usr/local/bin/set-acl-rules
-      when: d4s_force_acls
+    # - name: Run the script that recursively sets the ACLs
+    #   shell: /usr/local/bin/set-acl-rules
+    #   when: d4s_force_acls
 
   tags: [ 'd4s', 'users', 'd4s_u_acl' ]