diff --git a/pkg/database/database.go b/pkg/database/database.go
index 71ce076c0..4a7a9c71d 100644
--- a/pkg/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/database/database.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewClient(config *csconfig.DatabaseCfg) (*Client, error) {
 			}
 		}
 		//Always try to set permissions to simplify a bit the code for windows (as the permissions set by OpenFile will be garbage)
-		if err := setFilePerm(config.DbPath, 0600); err != nil {
+		if err := setFilePerm(config.DbPath, 0640); err != nil {
 			return &Client{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to set perms on %s: %v", config.DbPath, err)
 		}
 		var sqliteConnectionStringParameters string