diff --git a/homedirs.sh b/homedirs.sh
index d738e90ae19dd68decd7188b96942349b8c54a2e..c1c98e434b0f20deaed381748072ddd3500af5a5 100644
--- a/homedirs.sh
+++ b/homedirs.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ set -e
 
 rgroup="g_linuxusers"
 home="/homes/"
+umask=0077
+skel="/etc/skel"
+
 if [ ! -d $home ]
   then
     mkdir $home
@@ -16,6 +19,6 @@ for ruser in "${ruserar[@]}"
   do
     if [ ! -d $home$ruser ]
       then
-        mkhomedir_helper $ruser 0077 /etc/skel
+        mkhomedir_helper $ruser $umask $skel
     fi
 done