diff --git a/src/action/common/place_channel_configuration.rs b/src/action/common/place_channel_configuration.rs
index 5805f1c..9084f4d 100644
--- a/src/action/common/place_channel_configuration.rs
+++ b/src/action/common/place_channel_configuration.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl PlaceChannelConfiguration {
                 .join(".nix-channels"),
             None,
             None,
-            0o0664,
+            0o0644,
             buf,
             force,
         )