diff --git a/Commands/GenerateDefaultConfigs.go b/Commands/GenerateDefaultConfigs.go
index eedacad..20df99f 100644
--- a/Commands/GenerateDefaultConfigs.go
+++ b/Commands/GenerateDefaultConfigs.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func GenerateNewConfigsCommand() *cli.Command {
 		HelpName:    "generate-config",
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			err := os.RemoveAll("config/")
-			os.Mkdir("config", 0755)
+			os.Mkdir("config", 0600)
 
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/Commands/StartBackupProc.go b/Commands/StartBackupProc.go
index 0cb6c25..2e9fffd 100644
--- a/Commands/StartBackupProc.go
+++ b/Commands/StartBackupProc.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func checkTmpPath(createLocalBackup bool, targetPath string) string {
 	logger := Logging.DetailedLogger("mainThread", "checkTmpPath")
 	if !createLocalBackup {
 		if _, err := os.Stat("tmp"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			dirErr := os.Mkdir("tmp", 0775)
+			dirErr := os.Mkdir("tmp", 0600)
 			if dirErr != nil {
 				logger.Fatal(err)
 			}