diff --git a/pkg/api/config/config.go b/pkg/api/config/config.go
index 8c850d667..81739b3ef 100644
--- a/pkg/api/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/api/config/config.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (c *Config) SetupConfig() error {
 	}
 
 	confPath := path.Join(u.HomeDir, ".minio")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(confPath, os.ModeDir); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(confPath, 0700); err != nil {
 		return iodine.New(err, nil)
 	}