diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 300514ecc..e7f2ffa19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 * 0.9.8
 
+ * fixed default cache umask
  * removed Twig_Template instances from the debug tag output
  * fixed objects with __isset() defined
  * fixed set tag when used with a capture
diff --git a/lib/Twig/Environment.php b/lib/Twig/Environment.php
index f8244cd91..9945b5799 100644
--- a/lib/Twig/Environment.php
+++ b/lib/Twig/Environment.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Twig_Environment
         $this->cache = $cache;
 
         if ($this->cache && !is_dir($this->cache)) {
-            mkdir($this->cache, 0755, true);
+            mkdir($this->cache, 0777, true);
         }
     }