diff --git a/app/core/config.py b/app/core/config.py
index 83baa96..afbba35 100644
--- a/app/core/config.py
+++ b/app/core/config.py
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         if isinstance(v, str):
             return v
         
-        # Ensure the database directory exists
+        # Ensure the database directory exists with proper permissions
         db_dir = info.data.get("DB_DIR")
         if db_dir:
-            db_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            db_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
             
         return f"sqlite:///{db_dir}/db.sqlite"
 
diff --git a/app/db/session.py b/app/db/session.py
index 76aa927..dc5d93c 100644
--- a/app/db/session.py
+++ b/app/db/session.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 from app.core.config import settings
 
-# Ensure the database directory exists
-settings.DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+# Ensure the database directory exists with proper permissions
+settings.DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
 
 # Create SQLAlchemy engine
 engine = create_engine(