diff --git a/src/cli/ssh-cache/DiskCache.zig b/src/cli/ssh-cache/DiskCache.zig
index a3c5b13de..8e23b30cf 100644
--- a/src/cli/ssh-cache/DiskCache.zig
+++ b/src/cli/ssh-cache/DiskCache.zig
@@ -181,13 +181,12 @@ pub fn contains(
     // Open our file
     const file = std.fs.openFileAbsolute(
         self.path,
-        .{ .mode = .read_write },
+        .{},
     ) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.FileNotFound => return false,
         else => return err,
     };
     defer file.close();
-    try fixupPermissions(file);
 
     // Read existing entries
     var entries = try readEntries(alloc, file);