diff --git a/modules/home-manager/scripts/common/bin/nf b/modules/home-manager/scripts/common/bin/nf
index 9eaef3f..bd14ef3 100755
--- a/modules/home-manager/scripts/common/bin/nf
+++ b/modules/home-manager/scripts/common/bin/nf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+umask 0077
 SUBDIR="${2:-./}"
 mkdir -p "$NOTES_PATH/$SUBDIR"
 cd "$NOTES_PATH/$SUBDIR" || exit 1