diff --git a/fargo/settings.py b/fargo/settings.py
index 09c8096..0f94e56 100644
--- a/fargo/settings.py
+++ b/fargo/settings.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'fargo', 'static')]
 
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
 
+# mode for newly updated files
+FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS = 0o644
+
 LOCALE_PATHS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'fargo', 'locale')]
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)