diff --git a/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py b/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
index aadc2e0..cc67d11 100755
--- a/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class ConfigurationGetter(object):
     def _getXdgConfigHome(self):
         path = os.getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.config'))
         if not os.path.isdir(path):
-            os.mkdir(path, 0o755)
+            os.mkdir(path, 0o700)
         return path
 
     def _parseConfigFile(self, iniPath, createConfig=True):