diff --git a/src/Module/Proxy.php b/src/Module/Proxy.php
index 787b68e110..10ddd56334 100644
--- a/src/Module/Proxy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Proxy.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 			// direct cache , store under ./proxy/
 			$filename = $basepath . '/proxy/' . ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($request['url'], true);
 			file_put_contents($filename, $image->asString());
-			chmod($filename, DI::config()->get('system', 'proxy_file_chmod', 0640));
+			chmod($filename, DI::config()->get('system', 'proxy_file_chmod'));
 		} elseif($cachefile !== '') {
 			// cache file
 			file_put_contents($cachefile, $image->asString());
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 		if ($direct_cache && $request['sizetype'] != '') {
 			$filename = $basepath . '/proxy/' . ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($request['url'], true) . $request['sizetype'];
 			file_put_contents($filename, $image->asString());
-			chmod($filename, DI::config()->get('system', 'proxy_file_chmod', 0640));
+			chmod($filename, DI::config()->get('system', 'proxy_file_chmod'));
 		}
 
 		self::responseImageHttpCache($image);