diff --git a/lib/network.py b/lib/network.py
index 9e2639872..812d4edaf 100644
--- a/lib/network.py
+++ b/lib/network.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class Network(util.DaemonThread):
         dir_path = os.path.join( self.config.path, 'certs')
         if not os.path.exists(dir_path):
             os.mkdir(dir_path)
+            os.chmod(dir_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
 
         # subscriptions and requests
         self.subscribed_addresses = set()
diff --git a/lib/simple_config.py b/lib/simple_config.py
index 18d7fe23d..473926a05 100644
--- a/lib/simple_config.py
+++ b/lib/simple_config.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(PrintError):
             if os.path.islink(path):
                 raise BaseException('Dangling link: ' + path)
             os.mkdir(path)
+            os.chmod(path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
 
         self.print_error("electrum directory", path)
         return path
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(PrintError):
             if os.path.islink(dirpath):
                 raise BaseException('Dangling link: ' + dirpath)
             os.mkdir(dirpath)
+            os.chmod(dirpath, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
 
         new_path = os.path.join(self.path, "wallets", "default_wallet")