diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index 987d720..018ca0f 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ VERSION=${BEE_VERSION}
 # load libs
 . ${BEE_LIBEXECDIR}/bee/beelib.config.sh
 
+umask 022
+
 function bee-cache() {
     ${BEE_LIBEXECDIR}/bee/bee.d/bee-cache "${@}"
 }