diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index 2a4e1c1..a41dfef 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ function move_file() {
 
   mv -f "$temp_file" "$output"
   copy_perms "$input" "$output"
-  [ "$(config --bool yadm.template-read-only)" == "true" ] && chmod -w "$output"
+  [ "$(config --bool yadm.template-read-only)" == "true" ] && chmod a-w "$output"
 }
 
 # ****** yadm Commands ******