diff --git a/friendica-fix-avatar-permissions.sh b/friendica-fix-avatar-permissions.sh
index 4ad39db..b7584e6 100755
--- a/friendica-fix-avatar-permissions.sh
+++ b/friendica-fix-avatar-permissions.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ site=friendica.example.net
 user=friendica
 group=www-data
 fileperm=640
-folderperm=750
+folderperm=770
 folder=/var/www/friendica
 folderescaped=${folder////\\/}
 tmpfile=/tmp/friendica-fix-avatar-permissions.txt
diff --git a/friendica-remove-invalid-photos.sh b/friendica-remove-invalid-photos.sh
index cfc6d4e..6d6f7a7 100755
--- a/friendica-remove-invalid-photos.sh
+++ b/friendica-remove-invalid-photos.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 url=friendica.example.net
 user=friendica
 group=www-data
-fileperm=640
-folderperm=750
+fileperm=660
+folderperm=770
 db=friendica
 folder=/var/www/friendica
 #Internal parameters: