diff --git a/pkg/api/server.go b/pkg/api/server.go
index 3bc005eeb..65454f704 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func Start() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		_ = os.Mkdir(downloads, 0644)
+		_ = os.Mkdir(downloads, 0755)
 
 		config.Set(config.Stash, stash)
 		config.Set(config.Generated, generated)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/file.go b/pkg/utils/file.go
index e7088f70f..e029c3073 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/file.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/file.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Touch(path string) error {
 func EnsureDir(path string) error {
 	exists, err := FileExists(path)
 	if !exists {
-		err = os.Mkdir(path, 0644)
+		err = os.Mkdir(path, 0755)
 		return err
 	}
 	return err