diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/java/org/camlistore/UploadApplication.java b/clients/android/app/src/main/java/org/camlistore/UploadApplication.java
index 14733ff63..61ff11eea 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/java/org/camlistore/UploadApplication.java
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/java/org/camlistore/UploadApplication.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class UploadApplication extends Application {
 
             String writingFilePath = dstFile + ".writing";
             Log.d(TAG, "wrote out " + writingFilePath);
-            Runtime.getRuntime().exec("chmod 0777 " + writingFilePath);
+            Runtime.getRuntime().exec("chmod 0700 " + writingFilePath);
             Log.d(TAG, "did chmod 0700 on " + writingFilePath);
             Runtime.getRuntime().exec("mv " + writingFilePath + " " + dstFile);
             f = new File(dstFile);