diff --git a/proxy_docker/app/script/startproxy.sh b/proxy_docker/app/script/startproxy.sh
index 1237969..ab367cc 100644
--- a/proxy_docker/app/script/startproxy.sh
+++ b/proxy_docker/app/script/startproxy.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ if [ ! -e ${DB_FILE} ]; then
 	cat watching.sql | sqlite3 $DB_FILE
 fi
 
+chmod 0600 $DB_FILE
+
 createCurlConfig ${WATCHER_BTC_NODE_RPC_CFG} ${WATCHER_BTC_NODE_RPC_USER}
 createCurlConfig ${SPENDER_BTC_NODE_RPC_CFG} ${SPENDER_BTC_NODE_RPC_USER}