diff --git a/webmin/letsencrypt-lib.pl b/webmin/letsencrypt-lib.pl
index 72777b6fc..e7e4e7d52 100755
--- a/webmin/letsencrypt-lib.pl
+++ b/webmin/letsencrypt-lib.pl
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ if ($mode eq "web") {
 		if ($?) {
 			return (0, "mkdir failed : $out");
 			}
+			else {
+				chmod(0755, $wellknown);
+				}
 		}
 
 	# Create a .htaccess file to ensure the directory is accessible