diff --git a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
index e4687fb8..af2ca947 100644
--- a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
+++ b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class autoProcessMovie(object):
                     logger.debug("Transcoding succeeded for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                     dirName = newDirName
 
-                    chmod_directory = int(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", 0))
+                    chmod_directory = int(str(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", "0")), 8)
                     logger.debug("Config setting 'chmodDirectory' currently set to {0}".format(oct(chmod_directory)), section)
                     if chmod_directory:
                         logger.info("Attempting to set the octal permission of '{0}' on directory '{1}'".format(oct(chmod_directory), dirName), section)
diff --git a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
index 0fda55bc..f7279102 100644
--- a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class autoProcessTV(object):
                 logger.debug("SUCCESS: Transcoding succeeded for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                 dirName = newDirName
 
-                chmod_directory = int(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", 0))
+                chmod_directory = int(str(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", "0")), 8)
                 logger.debug("Config setting 'chmodDirectory' currently set to {0}".format(oct(chmod_directory)), section)
                 if chmod_directory:
                     logger.info("Attempting to set the octal permission of '{0}' on directory '{1}'".format(oct(chmod_directory), dirName), section)