diff --git a/files/scripts/update-fullfiletimelist b/files/scripts/update-fullfiletimelist
index 26ea2f4f61..ddb481dcda 100755
--- a/files/scripts/update-fullfiletimelist
+++ b/files/scripts/update-fullfiletimelist
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ if diff $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist > /dev/null; then
 	rm -f $TMPFILE
 else
 	mv $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist
+	chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 fi
-chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/update-fullfilelist b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/update-fullfilelist
index 07e16971d8..f044cf7fba 100755
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/update-fullfilelist
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/update-fullfilelist
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ if diff $TMPFILE fullfilelist > /dev/null; then
 	rm -f $TMPFILE
 else
 	mv $TMPFILE fullfilelist
+	chmod 0644 fullfilelist
 fi
-chmod 0644 fullfilelist
 popd > /dev/null
 
 # This is the new list with timestamps
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ if diff $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist > /dev/null; then
 	rm -f $TMPFILE
 else
 	mv $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist
+	chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 fi
-chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/update-fullfilelist b/roles/releng/files/update-fullfilelist
index 07e16971d8..f044cf7fba 100755
--- a/roles/releng/files/update-fullfilelist
+++ b/roles/releng/files/update-fullfilelist
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ if diff $TMPFILE fullfilelist > /dev/null; then
 	rm -f $TMPFILE
 else
 	mv $TMPFILE fullfilelist
+	chmod 0644 fullfilelist
 fi
-chmod 0644 fullfilelist
 popd > /dev/null
 
 # This is the new list with timestamps
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ if diff $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist > /dev/null; then
 	rm -f $TMPFILE
 else
 	mv $TMPFILE fullfiletimelist
+	chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 fi
-chmod 0644 fullfiletimelist
 popd > /dev/null