diff --git a/roles/distgit/files/gitolite.rc b/roles/distgit/files/gitolite.rc
index 1860212eb2..b8530e438c 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/files/gitolite.rc
+++ b/roles/distgit/files/gitolite.rc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     # default umask gives you perms of '0700'; see the rc file docs for
     # how/why you might change this
-    UMASK                           =>  0003,
+    UMASK                           =>  0002,
 
     # look for "git-config" in the documentation
     GIT_CONFIG_KEYS                 =>  '',