diff --git a/SickBeard.py b/SickBeard.py
index 1dd4a99bb1..f529503fb0 100755
--- a/SickBeard.py
+++ b/SickBeard.py
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ def daemonize():
 
     os.setsid()  # @UndefinedVariable - only available in UNIX
 
-    # Make sure I can read my own files and shut out others
-    prev = os.umask(0)
-    os.umask(prev and int('077', 8))
-
     # Make the child a session-leader by detaching from the terminal
     try:
         pid = os.fork()  # @UndefinedVariable - only available in UNIX
diff --git a/lib/configobj.py b/lib/configobj.py
index 3d343553b6..19640d4d22 100644
--- a/lib/configobj.py
+++ b/lib/configobj.py
@@ -2057,7 +2057,11 @@ def write(self, outfile=None, section=None):
         if self.BOM and ((self.encoding is None) or match_utf8(self.encoding)):
             # Add the UTF8 BOM
             output = BOM_UTF8 + output
-            
+
+        # Protect our configuration file so we can read the configuration file, and others can not.
+        prev = os.umask(0)
+        os.umask(prev and int('077', 8))
+        
         if not output.endswith(newline):
             output += newline
         if outfile is not None:
@@ -2066,6 +2070,8 @@ def write(self, outfile=None, section=None):
             h = open(self.filename, 'wb')
             h.write(output)
             h.close()
+        # Reset the umask to the original setting
+        os.umask(prev)
 
 
     def validate(self, validator, preserve_errors=False, copy=False,