diff --git a/base/validation.py b/base/validation.py
index 96e65be..35f22eb 100644
--- a/base/validation.py
+++ b/base/validation.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class GPG_Verification(DigiSign_Verification):
if not os.path.exists(self.__gpg_dir):
try:
- os.mkdir(self.__gpg_dir, 0o755)
+ os.mkdir(self.__gpg_dir, 0o700)
except OSError:
log.error("Failed to create %s" % self.__gpg_dir)
self.__change_owner()