diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 3b89fcf..1c68ef9 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void create_config_folders_if_necessary() {
             pos++;
         }
         path = full_path.substr(0, pos);
-        if (!mkdir(path.c_str(), 0600)) {
+        if (!mkdir(path.c_str(), 0700)) {
             continue;
         }
         if (errno == EEXIST) {