diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index be31a68..01cf575 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ sudo ln -s "$data_path/uploads" "$final_path/uploads"
 sudo ln -s "$data_path/thumbs" "$final_path/thumbs"
 
 # set permissions
-sudo find "$final_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0640
-sudo find "$final_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0750
-sudo find "$data_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0750
+sudo find "$final_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0644
+sudo find "$final_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0755
+sudo find "$data_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0755
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$final_path/private"
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$data_path/uploads"
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$data_path/thumbs"
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 8fd406a..b1fd93f 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ sudo cp -a "$TMPDIR/." "$final_path"
 sudo rm -R "$TMPDIR"
 
 # set permissions
-sudo find "$final_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0640
-sudo find "$final_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0750
-sudo find "$data_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0640
-sudo find "$data_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0750
+sudo find "$final_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0644
+sudo find "$final_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0755
+sudo find "$data_path" -type f | xargs sudo chmod 0645
+sudo find "$data_path" -type d | xargs sudo chmod 0755
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$final_path/private"
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$data_path/uploads"
 sudo chown -R "$app": "$data_path/thumbs"