1diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
2index 0c9a45e6..cec31c7c 100644
3--- a/server/server.js
4+++ b/server/server.js
5@@ -1583,6 +1583,7 @@ async function initDatabase(testMode = false) {
6 if (! fs.existsSync(Database.path)) {
7 log.info("server", "Copying Database");
8 fs.copyFileSync(Database.templatePath, Database.path);
9+ fs.chmodSync(Database.path, 0o640);
10 }
11
12 log.info("server", "Connecting to the Database");