diff --git a/lib/cdist/exec/local.py b/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
index 1f253f09..fd9f8229 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/exec/local.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Local(object):
     def mkdir(self, path):
         """Create directory on the local side."""
         self.log.debug("Local mkdir: %s", path)
+        # FIXME: dont set mode here, fix unittest mkdtemp instead
         os.makedirs(path, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
 
     def run(self, command, env=None):