diff --git a/.travis/ansible_tests.sh b/.travis/ansible_tests.sh
index 5328b9e1..a5e2c383 100755
--- a/.travis/ansible_tests.sh
+++ b/.travis/ansible_tests.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ echo travis_fold:start:job_setup
 pip install -U ansible=="${ANSIBLE_VERSION}"
 cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/tests/ansible
 
+chmod go= ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/tests/data/docker/mitogen__has_sudo_pubkey.key
 echo \
     target \
     ansible_host=$DOCKER_HOSTNAME \
diff --git a/.travis/debops_tests.sh b/.travis/debops_tests.sh
index 83c4bdf6..168ba5ef 100755
--- a/.travis/debops_tests.sh
+++ b/.travis/debops_tests.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ strategy_plugins = ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/ansible_mitogen/plugins/strategy
 strategy = mitogen_linear
 EOF
 
+chmod go= ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/tests/data/docker/mitogen__has_sudo_pubkey.key
+
 cat > ansible/inventory/group_vars/debops_all_hosts.yml <<-EOF
 ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python2.7