diff --git a/scripts/supybot b/scripts/supybot
index 36ac6f6f3..ede63b91a 100644
--- a/scripts/supybot
+++ b/scripts/supybot
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIG_IGN)
         log.info('Completed daemonization.  Current PID: %s', os.getpid())
 
-    os.umask(077)
+    # Stop setting our own umask.  See comment above.
+    #os.umask(077)
 
     # Let's write the PID file.  This has to go after daemonization, obviously.
     pidFile = conf.supybot.pidFile()