diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index a8273f5..18540d8 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -48,13 +48,11 @@ def pullProj(project):
 def renderFile(templateFile):
     print(f"Rendering file {templateFile}.")
 
-    renderedFile = re.sub('\\.mako$', '.rendered', templateFile)
+    renderedFilename = re.sub('\\.mako$', '.rendered', templateFile)
 
     template = Template(filename=templateFile)
 
-    descriptor = os.open(renderedFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT, 0o640)
-
-    outputFile = open(descriptor, "w")
+    outputFile = open(renderedFilename, "w")
     outputFile.write(template.render(env=env, secrets=secrets))
     outputFile.close()
 
@@ -123,7 +121,9 @@ def setupProj(project):
         
     for templateFile in glob(f"projects/{project}/*.mako", include_hidden=True):
         renderFile(templateFile)
-        setOwner(re.sub('\\.mako$', '.rendered', templateFile), env['host_uid'], getUid(project))
+        renderedFilename = re.sub('\\.mako$', '.rendered', templateFile)
+        setPerms(renderedFilename, 640)
+        setOwner(renderedFilename, env['host_uid'], getUid(project))
 
     upProj(project)