diff --git a/lib/DJabberd.pm b/lib/DJabberd.pm
index 2b137e8..7db28b4 100644
--- a/lib/DJabberd.pm
+++ b/lib/DJabberd.pm
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ sub run {
         open(PIDFILE,'>',$self->{pid_file}) or $logger->logdie("Can't open pidfile $self->{pid_file} for writing");
         print PIDFILE "$$\n";
         close(PIDFILE);
+        chmod(0644, $self->{pid_file});
     }
     $self->start_c2s_server();