diff --git a/transcoder/repository.go b/transcoder/repository.go
index e8a3bfa..85d90c9 100644
--- a/transcoder/repository.go
+++ b/transcoder/repository.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func create_repo_dir(path string) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Printf("Creating directory %s.\n", path)
-		os.Mkdir(path, os.ModeDir)
+		os.Mkdir(path, 0755)
 	} else {
 		log.Printf("Directory %s already exists.\n", path)
 	}