diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index ed44bba..78266a6 100755
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -29,34 +29,34 @@ FOLDER_DATE="$(date +%Y)/$(date +%m)/$(date +%d)"
 
 ## sane checks
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_HOME}" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_HOME}"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_HOME}"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_OUTPUT}" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}"
 fi
 
 
 if [ ! -d "${METEOR_OUTPUT}" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${METEOR_OUTPUT}"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${METEOR_OUTPUT}"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_AUDIO}/audio/" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_AUDIO}/audio/"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_AUDIO}/audio/"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_HOME}/map/" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_HOME}/map/"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_HOME}/map/"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_HOME}/predict/" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_HOME}/predict/"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_HOME}/predict/"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}" ]; then
-        mkdir -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}"
+        mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}"
 fi
diff --git a/receive.sh b/receive.sh
index a2529b4..0c9f744 100755
--- a/receive.sh
+++ b/receive.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 timeout "${6}" /usr/local/bin/rtl_fm -f "${2}"M -s 60k -g 50 -p 55 -E wav -E deemp -F 9 - | /usr/bin/sox -t raw -e signed -c 1 -b 16 -r 60000 - "${NOAA_AUDIO}/audio/${3}.wav" rate 11025
 
 if [ ! -d "{NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}" ]; then
-	mkdir -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}"
+	mkdir -m 775 -p "${NOAA_OUTPUT}/image/${FOLDER_DATE}"
 fi
 
 if [ "${SUN_ELEV}" -gt "${SUN_MIN_ELEV}" ]; then