diff --git a/mtce/centos/build_srpm.data b/mtce/centos/build_srpm.data
index 41f9cbb7..80bd36f0 100644
--- a/mtce/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/mtce/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 SRC_DIR="src"
-TIS_PATCH_VER=152
+TIS_PATCH_VER=153
 BUILD_IS_SLOW=5
diff --git a/mtce/src/mtclog/mtclog.cpp b/mtce/src/mtclog/mtclog.cpp
index 38c33e15..46f915ab 100644
--- a/mtce/src/mtclog/mtclog.cpp
+++ b/mtce/src/mtclog/mtclog.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ void daemon_service_run ( void )
         /* The CONFIG_COMPLETE file may be empty so don't look at size,
          * look at the node and dev ids as non-zero instead */
     } while ((p.st_ino == 0 ) || (p.st_dev == 0)) ;
-   
+
+    /* Set umask for the log files that will be created */
+    umask(027);
+
     /* Run daemon main loop */ 
     for ( ; ; )
     {