diff --git a/headphones/__init__.py b/headphones/__init__.py
index e916057a..7f4d7e6b 100644
--- a/headphones/__init__.py
+++ b/headphones/__init__.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ LASTFM_USERNAME = None
 MEDIA_FORMATS = ["mp3", "flac", "aac", "ogg", "ape", "m4a"]
 
 INTERFACE = None
+FOLDER_PERMISSIONS = None
 
 def CheckSection(sec):
     """ Check if INI section exists, if not create it """
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ def initialize():
                 ADD_ALBUM_ART, EMBED_ALBUM_ART, DOWNLOAD_DIR, BLACKHOLE, BLACKHOLE_DIR, USENET_RETENTION, NZB_SEARCH_INTERVAL, \
                 LIBRARYSCAN_INTERVAL, DOWNLOAD_SCAN_INTERVAL, SAB_HOST, SAB_USERNAME, SAB_PASSWORD, SAB_APIKEY, SAB_CATEGORY, \
                 NZBMATRIX, NZBMATRIX_USERNAME, NZBMATRIX_APIKEY, NEWZNAB, NEWZNAB_HOST, NEWZNAB_APIKEY, \
-                NZBSORG, NZBSORG_UID, NZBSORG_HASH, NEWZBIN, NEWZBIN_UID, NEWZBIN_PASSWORD, LASTFM_USERNAME, INTERFACE
+                NZBSORG, NZBSORG_UID, NZBSORG_HASH, NEWZBIN, NEWZBIN_UID, NEWZBIN_PASSWORD, LASTFM_USERNAME, INTERFACE, FOLDER_PERMISSIONS
                 
         if __INITIALIZED__:
             return False
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ def initialize():
         LASTFM_USERNAME = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'lastfm_username', '')
         
         INTERFACE = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'interface', 'default')
+        FOLDER_PERMISSIONS = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'folder_permissions', '0755')
     
         if not LOG_DIR:
             LOG_DIR = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'logs')
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ def config_write():
     
     new_config['General']['lastfm_username'] = LASTFM_USERNAME
     new_config['General']['interface'] = INTERFACE
+    new_config['General']['folder_permissions'] = FOLDER_PERMISSIONS
     
     new_config.write()
 
diff --git a/headphones/postprocessor.py b/headphones/postprocessor.py
index d8b8cd14..fef6fbba 100644
--- a/headphones/postprocessor.py
+++ b/headphones/postprocessor.py
@@ -306,10 +306,12 @@ def moveFiles(albumpath, release, tracks):
 		
 		# Chmod the directories using the folder_format (script courtesy of premiso!)
 		folder_list = folder.split('/')
+		
+		
 		temp_f = os.path.join(headphones.DESTINATION_DIR);
 		for f in folder_list:
 			temp_f = os.path.join(temp_f, f)
-			os.chmod(temp_f, 0755)
+			os.chmod(temp_f, int(headphones.FOLDER_PERMISSIONS, 8))
 	
 	except Exception, e:
 		logger.error('Could not create folder for %s. Not moving: %s' % (release['AlbumTitle'], e))