diff --git a/bb.sh b/bb.sh
index b889106..fd16ab7 100755
--- a/bb.sh
+++ b/bb.sh
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ make_gophermap() {
 	done
 	EOF
 	chmod +x $HOME/public_html/blog/gophermap
+	chmod 644 *.md
 }
 
 # generate headers, footers, etc