diff --git a/server/bootstrap/settings.mjs b/server/bootstrap/settings.mjs
index ec2986c..155694b 100644
--- a/server/bootstrap/settings.mjs
+++ b/server/bootstrap/settings.mjs
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ const root_dir = path.dirname(process.argv[1]);
 let filename_default = path.resolve(root_dir, "./settings.default.toml"),
 	filename_custom = path.resolve(root_dir, "../settings.toml");
 
-if(!fs.existsSync(filename_custom))
-	fs.writeFileSync(filename_custom, `# Custom settings file. This file overrides server/settings.default.toml - refer there for examples of settings you can override.\n\n`);
-
+if(!fs.existsSync(filename_custom)) {
+	fs.writeFileSync(
+		filename_custom,
+		`# Custom settings file. This file overrides server/settings.default.toml - refer there for examples of settings you can override.\n\n`, {
+			mode: 0o600
+		}
+	);
+	
+}
 let settings = toml.parse(fs.readFileSync(filename_default, "utf-8")),
 	settings_override = toml.parse(fs.readFileSync(filename_custom, "utf-8"));