diff --git a/tests/unittests/cmd/devel/test_logs.py b/tests/unittests/cmd/devel/test_logs.py
index 78466e8d0..cc2b7246d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/cmd/devel/test_logs.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/cmd/devel/test_logs.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class TestCollectLogs:
 
         for to_write in to_collect:
             write_file(
-                tmp_path / to_write, pathlib.Path(to_write).name, mode=0x700
+                tmp_path / to_write, pathlib.Path(to_write).name
             )
 
         collect_dir = tmp_path / "collect"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class TestCollectLogs:
 
         for to_write in to_collect:
             write_file(
-                tmp_path / to_write, pathlib.Path(to_write).name, mode=0x700
+                tmp_path / to_write, pathlib.Path(to_write).name
             )
 
         collect_dir = tmp_path / "collect"