diff --git a/combo/settings.py b/combo/settings.py
index 8823a42b..efd582e6 100644
--- a/combo/settings.py
+++ b/combo/settings.py
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
+# mode for newly updated files
+FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS = 0o644
+
 CKEDITOR_UPLOAD_PATH = 'uploads/'
 CKEDITOR_IMAGE_BACKEND = 'pillow'