diff --git a/kcc/comic2ebook.py b/kcc/comic2ebook.py
index 7e1d90c..1c7bbb2 100755
--- a/kcc/comic2ebook.py
+++ b/kcc/comic2ebook.py
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ def getWorkFolder(afile):
             raise UserWarning("Failed to detect archive format.")
     else:
         raise UserWarning("Failed to open source file/directory.")
+    sanitizePermissions(path)
     newpath = mkdtemp('', 'KCC-')
     copytree(path, os.path.join(newpath, 'OEBPS', 'Images'))
     rmtree(path, True)