diff --git a/bin/check_perms b/bin/check_perms

index 5ef3306..d50518a 100755

--- a/bin/check_perms

+++ b/bin/check_perms

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class State:

 STATE = State()

-DIRPERMS = S_ISGID | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH

+DIRPERMS = S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH

 QFILEPERMS = S_ISGID | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG

 PYFILEPERMS = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH

 ARTICLEFILEPERMS = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def checkall():

             continue

         if (mode & DIRPERMS) <> DIRPERMS:

             STATE.ERRORS += 1

-            print C_('directory must be at least 02775: %(d)s'),

+            print C_('directory must be at least 0755: %(d)s'),

             if STATE.FIX:

                 print C_('(fixing)')

                 os.chmod(d, mode | DIRPERMS)