diff --git a/files/file.go b/files/file.go
index f181f185..4d7c8f9f 100644
--- a/files/file.go
+++ b/files/file.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/rules"
 )
 
-const PermFile = 0664
+const PermFile = 0644
 const PermDir = 0755
 
 // FileInfo describes a file.