diff --git a/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc b/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
index 63864973..f1e8fde6 100644
--- a/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/pdfstruct.inc
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function installPDFTemplates() {
 	}
 	$basePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/pdf/' . $_SESSION['config']->getName();
 	if (!file_exists($basePath)) {
-		mkdir($basePath);
+		mkdir($basePath, 0700, true);
 	}
 	$typeManager = new \LAM\TYPES\TypeManager();
 	foreach ($typeManager->getConfiguredTypes() as $type) {
diff --git a/lam/lib/profiles.inc b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
index 82aaa543..45f4d521 100644
--- a/lam/lib/profiles.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ function installProfileTemplates() {
 	}
 	$basePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../config/profiles/' . $_SESSION['config']->getName();
 	if (!file_exists($basePath)) {
-		mkdir($basePath);
+		mkdir($basePath, 0700, true);
 	}
 	$typeManager = new \LAM\TYPES\TypeManager();
 	foreach ($typeManager->getConfiguredTypes() as $type) {