diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index c1b7ffda..a90de83e 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -742,10 +742,10 @@ function getJSONMp4(name, customPath = null, openReadPerms = false)
     if (fs.existsSync(jsonPath))
     {
         obj = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(jsonPath, 'utf8'));
-        if (openReadPerms) fs.chmodSync(jsonPath, 0o755);
+        if (openReadPerms) fs.chmodSync(jsonPath, 0o644);
     } else if (fs.existsSync(alternateJsonPath)) {
         obj = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(alternateJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-        if (openReadPerms) fs.chmodSync(alternateJsonPath, 0o755);
+        if (openReadPerms) fs.chmodSync(alternateJsonPath, 0o644);
     }
     else obj = 0;
     return obj;