diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index df0f24197..5f515a42e 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -156,6 +157,9 @@ func NewServer(cfg *config.Config, driver IDriver) (*Server, error) {
 		if s.listener, err = net.Listen("unix", cfg.Socket); err == nil {
 			log.Infof("Server is running MySQL Protocol through Socket [%s]", cfg.Socket)
 		}
+		if err := os.Chmod(cfg.Socket, 0777); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Couldn't change socket permission for %s", cfg.Socket)
+		}
 	} else {
 		addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.cfg.Host, s.cfg.Port)
 		if s.listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", addr); err == nil {