diff --git a/pbc b/pbc
index c50eb61..0e29ff8 100755
--- a/pbc
+++ b/pbc
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ case "$action" in
 
     if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.example" ]; then
       if $update || [ ! -f "$ETC_DIR/config.example" ]; then
-        echo "Copy example config to $ETC_DIR/config.example ..."
-        ! cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.example" "$ETC_DIR/config.example" && echo "Error copying file!" >&2 && exit 4
+        echo "Install example config to $ETC_DIR/config.example ..."
+        ! install -m 0640 "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.example" "$ETC_DIR/config.example" && echo "Error installing file!" >&2 && exit 4
       fi
     fi