diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d6163c4..e923b32 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
 
 ENV DB_FILE /data/db.sqlite3
 ENV BACKUP_FILE /data/db_backup/backup.sqlite3
+ENV BACKUP_FILE_PERMISSIONS 600
 ENV CRON_TIME "0 5 * * *"
 ENV TIMESTAMP false
 ENV UID 100
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df88114..788aad1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ docker run --rm --volumes-from=bitwarden -v /tmp/myBackup:/myBackup --entrypoint
 | ----- | ----- |
 | DB_FILE | Path to the Bitwarden sqlite3 database *inside* the container |
 | BACKUP_FILE | Path to the desired backup location *inside* the container |
+| BACKUP_FILE_PERMISSIONS | Sets the permissions of the backup file |
 | CRON_TIME | Cronjob format "Minute Hour Day_of_month Month_of_year Day_of_week Year" |
 | TIMESTAMP | Set to `true` to append timestamp to the `BACKUP_FILE` |
 | UID | User ID to run the cron job with |
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 50d20ba..63c8167 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 /usr/bin/sqlite3 $DB_FILE ".backup $FINAL_BACKUP_FILE"
-if [ $? -eq 0 ] 
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then 
   echo "$(date "+%F %T") - Backup successfull"
 else
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 17148ce..8a668e3 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ BACKUP_CMD="/sbin/su-exec ${UID}:${GID} /app/backup.sh"
 if [ ! -d $(dirname "$BACKUP_FILE") ]
 then
   mkdir -p $(dirname "$BACKUP_FILE")
-  chown $UID:$GID $(dirname "$BACKUP_FILE")
+  chown -R $UID:$GID $(dirname "$BACKUP_FILE")
+  chmod -R "$BACKUP_FILE_PERMISSIONS" $(dirname "$BACKUP_FILE")
 fi
 
 # For compatibility reasons