diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-irc b/src/freedombone-app-irc
index d9967d8ba153a8a0ba95b1080298236fe75b4330..abca0e04ce1d15eb977cda0c68e89886320d1246 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-irc
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-irc
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ function install_irc_server {
 
     IRC_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(add_onion_service irc ${IRC_BOUNCER_PORT} ${IRC_ONION_PORT})
 
+    chmod 600 /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
     systemctl restart ngircd
 
     add_watchdog_daemon ngircd