--- a/watchd.c
+++ b/watchd.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
    {
     if (folder->flags&FL_LOG_FILE)
     {
-     log=open(curfolder->logfile, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND );
+     log=open(curfolder->logfile, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR );
      if (log>0)
       {
        lseek(fd, SEEK_SET, 0); // Rewind temp log file..