diff --git a/pkg/connector/kubernetes_connector.go b/pkg/connector/kubernetes_connector.go
index dae22f9f..2cbdfb9d 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/kubernetes_connector.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/kubernetes_connector.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *kubernetesConnector) PutFile(_ context.Context, src []byte, dst string,
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to stat local dir %q for cluster %q", dst, c.clusterName)
 		}
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), _const.PermDirPublic); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create local dir of path %q for cluster %q", dst, c.clusterName)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/local_connector.go b/pkg/connector/local_connector.go
index de54e1b5..b16c04c5 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/local_connector.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/local_connector.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (c *localConnector) PutFile(_ context.Context, src []byte, dst string, mode
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to stat local dir %q", dst)
 		}
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), _const.PermDirPublic); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create local dir of path %q", dst)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/const/common.go b/pkg/const/common.go
index b34ce350..06ff018c 100644
--- a/pkg/const/common.go
+++ b/pkg/const/common.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package _const
 
+import "os"
+
 // variable specific key in system
 const ( // === From Global Parameter ===
 	// VariableLocalHost is the default local host name in inventory.
@@ -123,3 +125,7 @@ const (
 	// SSHVerifyStatusUnreachable means host server cannot connect to target ssh
 	SSHVerifyStatusUnreachable = "unreachable"
 )
+
+const (
+	PermDirPublic = os.FileMode(0755)
+)
diff --git a/pkg/modules/copy.go b/pkg/modules/copy.go
index 9f8c3ed4..3f355345 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/copy.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/copy.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func (ca copyArgs) handleRelativePath(ctx context.Context, options ExecOptions,
 
 // copyAbsoluteDir copies all files from an absolute directory to the remote host.
 func (ca copyArgs) copyAbsoluteDir(ctx context.Context, conn connector.Connector) error {
+	defer ca.ensureDestMode(ctx, conn)
 	return filepath.WalkDir(ca.src, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		// Only copy files, skip directories
 		if d.IsDir() {
@@ -234,25 +235,20 @@ func (ca copyArgs) copyAbsoluteDir(ctx context.Context, conn connector.Connector
 		}
 
 		mode := info.Mode()
-		if ca.mode != nil {
-			mode = os.FileMode(*ca.mode)
-		}
+
 		// read file
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to read file %q", path)
 		}
 		// copy file to remote
-		dest := ca.dest
-		if strings.HasSuffix(ca.dest, "/") {
-			rel, err := filepath.Rel(ca.src, path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get relative filepath")
-			}
-			dest = filepath.Join(ca.dest, rel)
+		rel, err := filepath.Rel(ca.src, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get relative filepath")
 		}
+		dest := filepath.Join(ca.dest, rel)
 
-		tmpDest := filepath.Join("/tmp", ca.dest)
+		tmpDest := filepath.Join("/tmp", dest)
 
 		if err = conn.PutFile(ctx, data, tmpDest, mode); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -266,6 +262,7 @@ func (ca copyArgs) copyAbsoluteDir(ctx context.Context, conn connector.Connector
 
 // copyRelativeDir copies all files from a relative directory (in the project) to the remote host.
 func (ca copyArgs) copyRelativeDir(ctx context.Context, pj project.Project, relPath string, conn connector.Connector) error {
+	defer ca.ensureDestMode(ctx, conn)
 	return pj.WalkDir(relPath, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -281,24 +278,19 @@ func (ca copyArgs) copyRelativeDir(ctx context.Context, pj project.Project, relP
 		}
 
 		mode := info.Mode()
-		if ca.mode != nil {
-			mode = os.FileMode(*ca.mode)
-		}
 
 		data, err := pj.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read file")
 		}
 
-		dest := ca.dest
-		if strings.HasSuffix(ca.dest, "/") {
-			rel, err := pj.Rel(relPath, path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get relative file path")
-			}
-			dest = filepath.Join(ca.dest, rel)
+		rel, err := pj.Rel(relPath, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get relative file path")
 		}
-		tmpDest := filepath.Join("/tmp", ca.dest)
+		dest := filepath.Join(ca.dest, rel)
+
+		tmpDest := filepath.Join("/tmp", dest)
 
 		err = conn.PutFile(ctx, data, tmpDest, mode)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -311,6 +303,17 @@ func (ca copyArgs) copyRelativeDir(ctx context.Context, pj project.Project, relP
 	})
 }
 
+// ensureDestMode if mode args exists, ensure dest dir mode after all files copied
+func (ca copyArgs) ensureDestMode(ctx context.Context, conn connector.Connector) error {
+	if ca.mode != nil {
+		_, _, err := conn.ExecuteCommand(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("chmod %04o %s", *ca.mode, ca.dest))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // copyContent converts the content param and copies it to the destination file on the remote host.
 func (ca copyArgs) copyContent(ctx context.Context, mode fs.FileMode, conn connector.Connector) (string, string, error) {
 	// Content must be copied to a file, not a directory