diff --git a/ietf/doc/management/commands/generate_draft_aliases.py b/ietf/doc/management/commands/generate_draft_aliases.py
index 7056ffb31..796e3db63 100755
--- a/ietf/doc/management/commands/generate_draft_aliases.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/management/commands/generate_draft_aliases.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
+import stat
 import time
 
 from tempfile import mkstemp
@@ -169,6 +170,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         afile.close()
         vfile.close()
 
+        os.chmod(aname, stat.S_IWUSR|stat.S_IRUSR|stat.S_IRGRP|stat.S_IROTH) 
+        os.chmod(vname, stat.S_IWUSR|stat.S_IRUSR|stat.S_IRGRP|stat.S_IROTH) 
+
         shutil.move(aname, settings.DRAFT_ALIASES_PATH)
         shutil.move(vname, settings.DRAFT_VIRTUAL_PATH)
 
diff --git a/ietf/group/management/commands/generate_group_aliases.py b/ietf/group/management/commands/generate_group_aliases.py
index a7c0928ab..50802b3cf 100755
--- a/ietf/group/management/commands/generate_group_aliases.py
+++ b/ietf/group/management/commands/generate_group_aliases.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import datetime
 import io
 import os
 import shutil
+import stat
 import time
 
 from tempfile import mkstemp
@@ -96,5 +97,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         afile.close()
         vfile.close()
 
+        os.chmod(aname, stat.S_IWUSR|stat.S_IRUSR|stat.S_IRGRP|stat.S_IROTH) 
+        os.chmod(vname, stat.S_IWUSR|stat.S_IRUSR|stat.S_IRGRP|stat.S_IROTH) 
+
         shutil.move(aname, settings.GROUP_ALIASES_PATH)
         shutil.move(vname, settings.GROUP_VIRTUAL_PATH)