diff --git a/src/restic/cmd/restic-server/server.go b/src/restic/cmd/restic-server/server.go
index bdad003f4..51ce0698d 100644
--- a/src/restic/cmd/restic-server/server.go
+++ b/src/restic/cmd/restic-server/server.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 		"keys",
 	}
 	for _, d := range dirs {
-		os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(*path, d), 0600)
+		os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(*path, d), 0700)
 	}
 
 	// Define the routes