diff --git a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
index 3cc84f195f809f4556ce3ed6c711f201bbe90904..5b657251c94fa969b3b6bdb9282bf0929f5218b6 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ class ExperimentManager(Singleton):
         if os.path.exists(directoryPath):
             self.logger.debug('Processing directory path %s (directoryInfo: %s)' % (directoryPath, directoryInfo))
             if self.manageStoragePermissions:
-                self.logger.debug('Modifying permissions for directory %s' % directoryPath)
-                OsUtility.chmodPath(directoryPath, fileMode=self.FILE_PERMISSIONS_MODE)
+                self.logger.debug('Modifying permissions for directory %s to %s' % (directoryPath, self.DIR_PERMISSIONS_MODE))
+                OsUtility.chmodPath(directoryPath, dirMode=self.DIR_PERMISSIONS_MODE)
                 self.logger.debug('Changing group owner for %s to %s' % (directoryPath, experimentName))
                 self.platformUtility.recursivelyChangePathGroupOwner(directoryPath, experimentName)
                 # Recursively modify subdirectory permissions