diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index b546780..9f575af 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ date="$(date +%F)"
 orig=/srv/data
 dest=/srv/backups
 
+# Let other users have read access, since the backup is encrypted
+# anyway.  This allows for synchronization from other containers.
+umask 0022
+
 test -f "${dest}/config" || borg init --encryption=repokey "${dest}"
 
 borg create -v --stats "${dest}::${date}" "${orig}"