diff --git a/fail2ban/server/server.py b/fail2ban/server/server.py
index e438c4ca..aeee4075 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/server.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/server.py
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ class Server:
 		signal.signal(s, new)
 
 	def start(self, sock, pidfile, force=False, observer=True, conf={}):
-		# First set the mask to only allow access to owner
-		os.umask(0o077)
-		# Second daemonize before logging etc, because it will close all handles:
+		# Daemonize before logging etc, because it will close all handles:
 		if self.__daemon: # pragma: no cover
 			logSys.info("Starting in daemon mode")
 			ret = self.__createDaemon()