diff --git a/ctrl/sbbs.ini b/ctrl/sbbs.ini
index 1514459625017241069b9fe81f58040c4a46626f..c41fceb15d448eb528e169c058f38f8f4dd6bcbf 100644
--- a/ctrl/sbbs.ini
+++ b/ctrl/sbbs.ini
@@ -174,4 +174,5 @@ Daemonize=False
 ;     man syslog.conf(5) for more information.
 ; Defaults to using the USER facility.
 LogFacility=User
+umask=077