--- main.c
+++ main.c
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@
 			dup2(fd, 0);
 			close(fd);
 
-			fd = open("_opd_msgs.txt", O_RDWR | O_CREAT);
+			fd = open("_opd_msgs.txt", O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0600);
 			dup2(fd, 1);
 			close(fd);
 
-			fd = open("_opd_errs.txt", O_RDWR | O_CREAT);
+			fd = open("_opd_errs.txt", O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0600);
 			dup2(fd, 2);
 			close(fd);