diff --git a/bash/.bashrc.append b/bash/.bashrc.append
index bd72c79..6dd8adb 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc.append
+++ b/bash/.bashrc.append
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # customized
 
-umask 077
+umask 007
 
 export EDITOR='vim'
 export VISUAL='vim'
diff --git a/permissions.sh b/permissions.sh
index 5db5697..bad977d 100755
--- a/permissions.sh
+++ b/permissions.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-chmod go-rwx -R ~
+chmod o-rwx -R ~