diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index ae29b0407..b017378ec 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -6231,7 +6231,10 @@ class RepoInterface:
                 continue
 
             if os.path.isfile(dbfile) and os.access(dbfile,os.W_OK):
-                self.Entropy.setup_default_file_perms(dbfile)
+                try:
+                    self.Entropy.setup_default_file_perms(dbfile)
+                except OSError: # notification applet
+                    pass
 
             # database is going to be updated
             self.dbupdated = True
diff --git a/libraries/entropyConstants.py b/libraries/entropyConstants.py
index 677f9c670..cc1627e3f 100644
--- a/libraries/entropyConstants.py
+++ b/libraries/entropyConstants.py
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@ def const_setupEntropyPid():
                             pass
                         else:
                             raise
+                    try:
+                        const_chmod_entropy_pid()
+                    except OSError:
+                        pass
 
     else:
         #if etpConst['uid'] == 0:
@@ -1115,6 +1119,19 @@ def const_setupEntropyPid():
             f.flush()
             f.close()
 
+            try:
+                const_chmod_entropy_pid()
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+
+def const_chmod_entropy_pid():
+    try:
+        mygid = const_get_entropy_gid()
+    except KeyError:
+        mygid = 0
+    const_setup_file(etpConst['pidfile'], mygid, 0664)
+
 def const_createWorkingDirectories():
 
     # handle pid file
@@ -1380,15 +1397,18 @@ def const_setup_perms(mydir, gid):
         for item in files:
             item = os.path.join(currentdir,item)
             try:
-                cur_gid = os.stat(item)[stat.ST_GID]
-                if cur_gid != gid:
-                    os.chown(item,-1,gid)
-                cur_mod = const_get_chmod(item)
-                if cur_mod != oct(0664):
-                    os.chmod(item,0664)
+                const_setup_file(item, gid, 0664)
             except OSError:
                 pass
 
+def const_setup_file(myfile, gid, chmod):
+    cur_gid = os.stat(myfile)[stat.ST_GID]
+    if cur_gid != gid:
+        os.chown(myfile,-1,gid)
+    cur_mod = const_get_chmod(myfile)
+    if cur_mod != oct(chmod):
+        os.chmod(myfile,chmod)
+
 # you need to convert to int
 def const_get_chmod(item):
     st = os.stat(item)[stat.ST_MODE]