diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/LoginTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/LoginTest.php
index 52b4b70c9..583d30d3d 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/LoginTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/application/LoginTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LoginTest extends ItopDataTestCase {
 
 		@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0770);
 		$oConfig->WriteToFile();
-		@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0440);
+		@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0444);
 	}
 
 	protected function tearDown(): void {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LoginTest extends ItopDataTestCase {
 			//put config back
 			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0770);
 			file_put_contents($this->sConfigPath, file_get_contents($this->sConfigTmpBackupFile));
-			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0440);
+			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0444);
 			@unlink($this->sConfigTmpBackupFile);
 		}
 		parent::tearDown();
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/iTopConfigParserTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/iTopConfigParserTest.php
index e096c9981..741ae52d6 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/iTopConfigParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/iTopConfigParserTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class iTopConfigParserTest extends ItopTestCase
 			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0770);
 			$bRenameResult = rename($this->tmpSavePath, $this->sConfigPath);
 			echo "Restored config file, result={$bRenameResult}";
-			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0440);
+			@chmod($this->sConfigPath, 0444);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/webservices/CliResetSessionTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/webservices/CliResetSessionTest.php
index 612125035..5e798d3f2 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/webservices/CliResetSessionTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/webservices/CliResetSessionTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CliResetSessionTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 			@chmod($sConfigPath, 0770);
 			$oConfig = new Config($this->sConfigTmpBackupFile);
 			$oConfig->WriteToFile($sConfigPath);
-			@chmod($sConfigPath, 0440);
+			@chmod($sConfigPath, 0444);
 			unlink($this->sConfigTmpBackupFile);
 		}
 
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class CliResetSessionTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 			MetaModel::GetConfig()->SetAllowedLoginTypes($aAllowedLoginTypes);
 			MetaModel::GetConfig()->WriteToFile();
 		}
-		@chmod(MetaModel::GetConfig()->GetLoadedFile(), 0440);
+		@chmod(MetaModel::GetConfig()->GetLoadedFile(), 0444);
 	}
 
 	protected function SetLoginModes($aAllowedLoginTypes){
 		@chmod(MetaModel::GetConfig()->GetLoadedFile(), 0770);
 		MetaModel::GetConfig()->SetAllowedLoginTypes($aAllowedLoginTypes);
 		MetaModel::GetConfig()->WriteToFile();
-		@chmod(MetaModel::GetConfig()->GetLoadedFile(), 0440);
+		@chmod(MetaModel::GetConfig()->GetLoadedFile(), 0444);
 	}
 
 	public function RestProvider(){