diff --git a/toot.py b/toot.py
index 0f326fb..2c6aa9c 100644
--- a/toot.py
+++ b/toot.py
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ from os import chmod, stat
 from stat import ST_MODE
 
 def getmod(fn):
-	return stat(fn)[ST_MODE] & 0777
+	return stat(fn)[ST_MODE] & 0o777
 
 if not exists("usercred.secret"):
 	if not exists("clientcred.secret"):
 		Mastodon.create_app("cosmicbot toots",api_base_url="https://tilde.zone",to_file="clientcred.secret")
-		chmod("clientcred.secret",0600)
-	elif getmod("clientcred.secret")!=0600:
-		chmod("clientcred.secret",0600)
+		chmod("clientcred.secret",0o600)
+	elif getmod("clientcred.secret")!=0o600:
+		chmod("clientcred.secret",0o600)
 	tmp = Mastodon(client_id="clientcred.secret",api_base_url="https://tilde.zone")
 	with open("details.secret") as f:
 		tmp.log_in(f.readline().strip(),f.readline.strip(),to_file="usercred.secret")
-		chmod("usercred.secret",0600)
-elif getmod("usercred.secret")!=0600:
-	chmod("usercred.secret",0600)
+		chmod("usercred.secret",0o600)
+elif getmod("usercred.secret")!=0o600:
+	chmod("usercred.secret",0o600)
 
 m = Mastodon(access_token='usercred.secret',api_base_url="https://tilde.zone")