diff --git a/admin/newaccount.php b/admin/newaccount.php
index 9c54f935f2..1adb1e8a79 100755
--- a/admin/newaccount.php
+++ b/admin/newaccount.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
           $basedir = $phpgw_info["server"]["files_dir"] . $sep . "users" . $sep;
 
+          umask(000);
           if (! @mkdir($basedir . $n_loginid, 0707)) {
 //             $cd = 36;
           } else {
diff --git a/admin/newgroup.php b/admin/newgroup.php
index 1ec3dfbc9e..d36cdbced8 100755
--- a/admin/newgroup.php
+++ b/admin/newgroup.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
         $cd = 31;
 
+        umask(000);
         if (! @mkdir ($basedir . $n_group, 0707)) $cd = 37;
 
         $phpgw->db->unlock();