diff --git a/tools/cli/adminCommands.go b/tools/cli/adminCommands.go
index 595462150cf..50a20923af3 100644
--- a/tools/cli/adminCommands.go
+++ b/tools/cli/adminCommands.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func AdminShowWorkflow(c *cli.Context) {
 		if err != nil {
 			ErrorAndExit("Failed to serialize history data.", err)
 		}
-		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(outputFileName, data, 0777); err != nil {
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(outputFileName, data, 0666); err != nil {
 			ErrorAndExit("Failed to export history data file.", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/cli/workflowCommands.go b/tools/cli/workflowCommands.go
index dc7c4645fec..ee22000774e 100644
--- a/tools/cli/workflowCommands.go
+++ b/tools/cli/workflowCommands.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func showHistoryHelper(c *cli.Context, wid, rid string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			ErrorAndExit("Failed to serialize history data.", err)
 		}
-		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(outputFileName, data, 0777); err != nil {
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(outputFileName, data, 0666); err != nil {
 			ErrorAndExit("Failed to export history data file.", err)
 		}
 	}