diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index a51c876..fdca992 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ basedir=$(dirname "$0")
 basedir=$(realpath $basedir)
 cd "$basedir"
 
+# Set file permissions
+chmod -c -R g-w,o-rwx *
+chmod -c -R g-w,o-rwx .git/
+chmod -c -R g-w,o-rwx .gitignore
+
 export PYTHONPATH="$basedir"
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="project.settings"
 export APP_VERSION="revamp-pre"