diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index 589908438396e410a57ce72d3c2b75882cdfc4ed..ce1782a408d8da32c9a5edbad709d11d63d7aaa4 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
 		if ok := errors.As(err, &viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError{}); ok {
 			// create folder if it does not exist
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(defaultPath, 0600); err != nil {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(defaultPath, 0700); err != nil {
 				log.Error("Config directory not found and was unable to create, error: ", err)
 			}
 			// Config file not found