diff --git a/rai/rai_node/daemon.cpp b/rai/rai_node/daemon.cpp
index 9f830c2d..acb9d725 100644
--- a/rai/rai_node/daemon.cpp
+++ b/rai/rai_node/daemon.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void rai_daemon::daemon::run (boost::filesystem::path const & data_path)
 	std::fstream config_file;
 	std::unique_ptr<rai::thread_runner> runner;
 	auto error (rai::fetch_object (config, config_path, config_file));
+	boost::filesystem::permissions (config_path, boost::filesystem::owner_read | boost::filesystem::owner_write);
 	if (!error)
 	{
 		config.node.logging.init (data_path);
diff --git a/rai/rai_wallet/entry.cpp b/rai/rai_wallet/entry.cpp
index ad9d9692..95ea8ee5 100644
--- a/rai/rai_wallet/entry.cpp
+++ b/rai/rai_wallet/entry.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost
 	std::fstream config_file;
 	auto error (rai::fetch_object (config, config_path, config_file));
 	config_file.close ();
+	boost::filesystem::permissions (config_path, boost::filesystem::owner_read | boost::filesystem::owner_write);
 	if (!error)
 	{
 		boost::asio::io_service service;