diff --git a/examples/SLIM-Agents/agent-multistep-analysis.py b/examples/SLIM-Agents/agent-multistep-analysis.py
index 41a3cab7..2ae7167d 100644
--- a/examples/SLIM-Agents/agent-multistep-analysis.py
+++ b/examples/SLIM-Agents/agent-multistep-analysis.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def multistep_analysis():
 
     if not os.path.exists(microsoft_folder):
         os.mkdir(microsoft_folder)
-        os.chmod(microsoft_folder, 0o777)
+        os.chmod(microsoft_folder, 0o644)
         shutil.copy(path_to_bill_gates_bio,os.path.join(microsoft_folder, bill_gates_bio))
 
     #   create library