diff --git a/audio_pipe.c b/audio_pipe.c
index 6dedc464..45e0f060 100644
--- a/audio_pipe.c
+++ b/audio_pipe.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int init(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // here, create the pipe
   mode_t oldumask = umask(000);
-  if (mkfifo(pipename, 0644) && errno != EEXIST)
+  if (mkfifo(pipename, 0666) && errno != EEXIST)
     die("Could not create audio pipe \"%s\"", pipename);
   umask(oldumask);
 
diff --git a/rtsp.c b/rtsp.c
index 2febacd0..1f1cb9f9 100644
--- a/rtsp.c
+++ b/rtsp.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ void *metadata_hub_thread_function(__attribute__((unused)) void *ignore) {
   snprintf(path, pl + 1, "%s", config.metadata_pipename);
 
   mode_t oldumask = umask(000);
-  if (mkfifo(path, 0644) && errno != EEXIST)
+  if (mkfifo(path, 0666) && errno != EEXIST)
     die("Could not create metadata pipe \"%s\".", path);
   umask(oldumask);
   debug(1, "metadata pipe name is \"%s\".", path);