diff --git a/src/freedombone-clientcert b/src/freedombone-clientcert
index 93fa79f8..223ae6d5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-clientcert
+++ b/src/freedombone-clientcert
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ mv /etc/ssl/private/$USERNAME.key /home/$USERNAME/emailcert
 mv /etc/ssl/certs/$USERNAME.crt /home/$USERNAME/emailcert
 
 # set permissions for the user
-chmod -R 600 /home/$USERNAME/emailcert
+chmod -R 755 /home/$USERNAME/emailcert
 chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME/emailcert
 
 shred -zu /etc/ssl/requests/$USERNAME.csr