diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 58e16d4b7..000000000
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import os
-
-from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import is_windows_os
-from monkey_island.cc.environment.windows_permissions import set_full_folder_access
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def create_data_dir(data_dir: str, create_parent_dirs: bool) -> None:
-    if not os.path.isdir(data_dir):
-        try:
-            if create_parent_dirs:
-                os.makedirs(data_dir, mode=0o700)
-            else:
-                os.mkdir(data_dir, mode=0o700)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            LOG.error(
-                f'Could not create data directory at "{data_dir}" (maybe `$HOME` could not be '
-                f"resolved?): {str(ex)}"
-            )
-
-        if is_windows_os():  # `mode=0o700` doesn't work on Windows
-            try:
-                set_full_folder_access(folder_path=data_dir)
-            except Exception as ex:
-                LOG.error(
-                    f'Data directory was created at "{data_dir}" but permissions could not be '
-                    f"set successfully: {str(ex)}"
-                )
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
index 7d74e4f2b..907e30d47 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ def is_windows_os() -> bool:
 
 
 if is_windows_os():
-    from monkey_island.cc.environment.windows_permissions import (  # noqa: E402
-        set_full_folder_access,
-    )
+    import monkey_island.cc.environment.windows_permissions as windows_permissions
 else:
-    from monkey_island.cc.environment.linux_permissions import set_perms_to_owner_only  # noqa: E402
+    import monkey_island.cc.environment.linux_permissions as linux_permissions  # noqa: E402
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ def create_directory(path: str, create_parent_dirs: bool):
             os.mkdir(path)
     except Exception as ex:
         LOG.error(
-            f'Could not create a directory at "{path}" (maybe `$HOME` could not be '
+            f'Could not create a directory at "{path}" (maybe environmental variables could not be '
             f"resolved?): {str(ex)}"
         )
         raise ex
@@ -40,9 +38,9 @@ def create_directory(path: str, create_parent_dirs: bool):
 def set_secure_permissions(dir_path: str):
     try:
         if is_windows_os():
-            set_full_folder_access(folder_path=dir_path)
+            windows_permissions.set_perms_to_owner_only(folder_path=dir_path)
         else:
-            set_perms_to_owner_only(path=dir_path)
+            linux_permissions.set_perms_to_owner_only(path=dir_path)
     except Exception as ex:
-        LOG.error(f"Permissions could not be " f"set successfully for {dir_path}: {str(ex)}")
+        LOG.error(f"Permissions could not be set successfully for {dir_path}: {str(ex)}")
         raise ex
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
index 5d4913151..225e52370 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import win32con
 import win32security
 
 
-def set_full_folder_access(folder_path: str) -> None:
+def set_perms_to_owner_only(folder_path: str) -> None:
     user = get_user_pySID_object()
 
     security_descriptor = win32security.GetFileSecurity(
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/setup/config_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/setup/config_setup.py
index 5c9625ac4..50330aea3 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/setup/config_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/setup/config_setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 from typing import Tuple
 
 from monkey_island.cc.environment import server_config_handler
-from monkey_island.cc.environment.data_dir_generator import create_data_dir  # noqa: E402
+from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import create_secure_directory
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, DEFAULT_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH
 from monkey_island.setup.island_config_options import IslandConfigOptions
 
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ from monkey_island.setup.island_config_options import IslandConfigOptions
 def setup_config_by_cmd_arg(server_config_path) -> Tuple[IslandConfigOptions, str]:
     server_config_path = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(server_config_path))
     config = server_config_handler.load_server_config_from_file(server_config_path)
-
-    create_data_dir(config.data_dir, create_parent_dirs=True)
+    create_secure_directory(config.data_dir, create_parent_dirs=True)
     return config, server_config_path
 
 
 def setup_default_config() -> Tuple[IslandConfigOptions, str]:
     server_config_path = DEFAULT_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH
-    create_data_dir(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, create_parent_dirs=False)
+    create_secure_directory(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, create_parent_dirs=False)
     server_config_handler.create_default_server_config_file()
     config = server_config_handler.load_server_config_from_file(server_config_path)
     return config, server_config_path