diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index d33ee67..bfa8e18 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ VERSION=${BEE_VERSION}
 # load libs
 . ${BEE_LIBEXECDIR}/bee/beelib.config.sh
 
+umask 022
+
 function bee-cache() {
     ${BEE_LIBEXECDIR}/bee/bee.d/bee-cache "${@}"
 }