diff --git a/backup/backupManager.py b/backup/backupManager.py
index c42b706d6..902f3e3ab 100755
--- a/backup/backupManager.py
+++ b/backup/backupManager.py
@@ -1142,6 +1142,9 @@ class BackupManager:
                     command = "sudo mkdir " + localStoragePath
                     ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
+                    command = 'chmod 600 %s' % (localStoragePath)
+                    ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
+
                     final_json = json.dumps(
                         {'remoteTransferStatus': 1, 'error_message': "None", "dir": data['dir']})
                     return HttpResponse(final_json)
diff --git a/plogical/remoteTransferUtilities.py b/plogical/remoteTransferUtilities.py
index 76a1ef5c0..7dabc3a84 100755
--- a/plogical/remoteTransferUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/remoteTransferUtilities.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class remoteTransferUtilities:
             if not os.path.exists(destination):
                 os.makedirs(destination)
 
+            command = 'chmod 600 %s' % (destination)
+            ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
+
             writeToFile = open(backupLogPath, "w+")
 
             writeToFile.writelines("############################\n")
@@ -144,6 +147,11 @@ class remoteTransferUtilities:
 
                             completePathToBackupFile = retValue[1] + '.tar.gz'
 
+                            ### change permissions of backup file
+
+                            command = 'chmod 600 %s' % (completePathToBackupFile)
+                            ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
+
                             ## move the generated backup file to specified destination
 
                             if os.path.exists(completePathToBackupFile):