diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5c9fb7d..5b1ee32 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
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+github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.2.0 h1:3Jm3tLmsgAYcjC+4Up7hJrFBPr+n7rAqYeSw/SZazuY=
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@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2 h1:fmNYVwqnSfB9mZU6OS2O6GsXM+wcskZDuKQz
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+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
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@@ -22,9 +27,13 @@ github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0 h1:XHEdyB+EcvlqZamSM4ZOMGlc93t6AcsBEu9
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+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
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+github.com/xordataexchange/crypt v0.0.3-0.20170626215501-b2862e3d0a77 h1:ESFSdwYZvkeru3RtdrYueztKhOBCSAAzS4Gf+k0tEow=
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+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9 h1:mKdxBk7AujPs8kU4m80U72y/zjbZ3UcXC7dClwKbUI0=
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diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index dafc434..1c7515e 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ type Viper struct {
 	remoteProviders []*defaultRemoteProvider
 
 	// Name of file to look for inside the path
-	configName string
-	configFile string
-	configType string
-	envPrefix  string
+	configName        string
+	configFile        string
+	configType        string
+	configPermissions os.FileMode
+	envPrefix         string
 
 	automaticEnvApplied bool
 	envKeyReplacer      *strings.Replacer
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ func New() *Viper {
 	v := new(Viper)
 	v.keyDelim = "."
 	v.configName = "config"
+	v.configPermissions = os.FileMode(0644)
 	v.fs = afero.NewOsFs()
 	v.config = make(map[string]interface{})
 	v.override = make(map[string]interface{})
@@ -1332,7 +1334,7 @@ func (v *Viper) writeConfig(filename string, force bool) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("File: %s exists. Use WriteConfig to overwrite.", filename)
 		}
 	}
-	f, err := v.fs.OpenFile(filename, flags, os.FileMode(0644))
+	f, err := v.fs.OpenFile(filename, flags, v.configPermissions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}