diff --git a/nlvmi b/nlvmi
index 8d052d0..1b1b153 100755
--- a/nlvmi
+++ b/nlvmi
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ $U != "root" ]; then
 fi
 
 
-if [ ! -d $RUNDIRECTORY ]; then if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "creating $RUNDIRECTORY"; fi; mkdir -p $RUNDIRECTORY; chown root:nlvmi -R $RUNDIRECTORY; fi
+if [ ! -d $RUNDIRECTORY ]; then if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "creating $RUNDIRECTORY"; fi; mkdir -p $RUNDIRECTORY; chown root:nlvmi -R $RUNDIRECTORY; chmod g+w $RUNDIRECTORY; fi
 
 #checking database
 function checkdb {