diff --git a/internal/pkg/tar.go b/internal/pkg/tar.go
index 5444aab..1ce3038 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/tar.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/tar.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (a *tarArtifact) Cure(c *CureContext) (err error) {
 				if f, err = os.OpenFile(
 					p,
 					os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_WRONLY,
-					header.FileInfo().Mode()&0400,
+					header.FileInfo().Mode()&0500,
 				); err != nil {
 					return
 				}