diff --git a/src/file_management.rs b/src/file_management.rs
index faeb78a..fa5bc12 100644
--- a/src/file_management.rs
+++ b/src/file_management.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ use std::{env, fs};
 
 use globwalk::GlobWalkerBuilder;
 
-use crate::fsops::{can_safely_overwrite, get_unique_filepath, have_equal_contents, safe_rename};
+use crate::fsops::{
+    can_safely_overwrite, chmod, get_unique_filepath, have_equal_contents,
+    rename_with_create_dir_all,
+};
 use crate::image::{
     Image, ImageToReview, PhotoReview, PhotoReview as ReviewedPhoto, PhotosToReview,
 };
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ impl FileManager {
                 final_destination_file
             );
         }
-        safe_rename(source_file, &final_destination_file)
+        rename_with_create_dir_all(source_file, &final_destination_file, 0o775)?;
+        chmod(&final_destination_file, 0o775)
     }
 
     pub fn undo(&self, review: &PhotoReview) -> Result<()> {
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ impl FileManager {
         if !PathBuf::from(&destination_file).exists() {
             bail!("Cannot undo, photo at [{}] not found", &destination_file)
         }
-        safe_rename(&destination_file, &review.image.full_path)
+        rename_with_create_dir_all(&destination_file, &review.image.full_path, 0o775)
     }
 }
 
@@ -139,10 +143,11 @@ impl FileManager {
                     .unwrap_or(false)
                     {
                         // move images that are already reviewed to the already_reviewed bucket
-                        return safe_rename(
+                        return rename_with_create_dir_all(
                             &img.full_path,
                             &img.get_destination_path(&ReviewScore::AlreadyReviewed)
                                 .expect("failed to get destination path"),
+                            0o775,
                         )
                         // if the image was moved successfully, it shouldn't be reviewed
                         // anymore
diff --git a/src/fsops.rs b/src/fsops.rs
index 5c34436..95fd9ca 100644
--- a/src/fsops.rs
+++ b/src/fsops.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn have_equal_contents(source: &str, destination: &str) -> Result<bool> {
     Ok(fs::read(source)? == fs::read(destination)?)
 }
 
-pub fn safe_rename(source: &str, destination: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn rename_with_create_dir_all(source: &str, destination: &str, mode: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let destination_folder = Path::new(destination)
         .parent()
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Failed to get parent dir"))?;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ pub fn safe_rename(source: &str, destination: &str) -> Result<()> {
             &destination_folder.display()
         )
     })?;
+    chmod(destination_folder.to_str().unwrap(), mode)?;
+
     println!("Moving photo from {} to {}", source, destination);
     fs::rename(source, destination)
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to move photo from {} to {}", source, destination))
@@ -62,3 +65,9 @@ pub fn get_unique_filepath(file_path: &str) -> Result<String> {
             file_path
         ))
 }
+
+pub fn chmod(file_path: &str, mode: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut perms = fs::metadata(&file_path)?.permissions();
+    perms.set_mode(mode);
+    fs::set_permissions(file_path, perms).map_err(|e| e.into())
+}