diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
index 0284ea64d..23847ac01 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
@@ -2663,7 +2663,6 @@ CreateLocalColocatedIntermediateFile(CitusCopyDestReceiver *copyDest,
 	CreateIntermediateResultsDirectory();
 
 	const int fileFlags = (O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC);
-	const int fileMode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
 	StringInfo filePath = makeStringInfo();
 	appendStringInfo(filePath, "%s_%ld", copyDest->colocatedIntermediateResultIdPrefix,
@@ -2671,7 +2670,7 @@ CreateLocalColocatedIntermediateFile(CitusCopyDestReceiver *copyDest,
 
 	const char *fileName = QueryResultFileName(filePath->data);
 	shardState->fileDest =
-		FileCompatFromFileStart(FileOpenForTransmit(fileName, fileFlags, fileMode));
+		FileCompatFromFileStart(FileOpenForTransmit(fileName, fileFlags));
 
 	CopyOutState localFileCopyOutState = shardState->copyOutState;
 	bool isBinaryCopy = localFileCopyOutState->binary;
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/intermediate_results.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/intermediate_results.c
index 0e18d4416..daf707b24 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/intermediate_results.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/intermediate_results.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ PrepareIntermediateResultBroadcast(RemoteFileDestReceiver *resultDest)
 	if (resultDest->writeLocalFile)
 	{
 		const int fileFlags = (O_APPEND | O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC | PG_BINARY);
-		const int fileMode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
 		/* make sure the directory exists */
 		CreateIntermediateResultsDirectory();
@@ -303,8 +302,7 @@ PrepareIntermediateResultBroadcast(RemoteFileDestReceiver *resultDest)
 		const char *fileName = QueryResultFileName(resultId);
 
 		resultDest->fileCompat = FileCompatFromFileStart(FileOpenForTransmit(fileName,
-																			 fileFlags,
-																			 fileMode));
+																			 fileFlags));
 	}
 
 	WorkerNode *workerNode = NULL;
@@ -606,7 +604,7 @@ CreateIntermediateResultsDirectory(void)
 {
 	char *resultDirectory = IntermediateResultsDirectory();
 
-	int makeOK = mkdir(resultDirectory, S_IRWXU);
+	int makeOK = MakePGDirectory(resultDirectory);
 	if (makeOK != 0)
 	{
 		if (errno == EEXIST)
@@ -976,7 +974,6 @@ FetchRemoteIntermediateResult(MultiConnection *connection, char *resultId)
 
 	StringInfo copyCommand = makeStringInfo();
 	const int fileFlags = (O_APPEND | O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC | PG_BINARY);
-	const int fileMode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
 	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
 	int socket = PQsocket(pgConn);
@@ -998,7 +995,7 @@ FetchRemoteIntermediateResult(MultiConnection *connection, char *resultId)
 
 	PQclear(result);
 
-	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmit(localPath, fileFlags, fileMode);
+	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmit(localPath, fileFlags);
 	FileCompat fileCompat = FileCompatFromFileStart(fileDesc);
 
 	while (true)
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/transmit.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/transmit.c
index a10ae4fbf..224d8e589 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/transmit.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/transmit.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "pgstat.h"
 
 #include "commands/defrem.h"
+#include "common/file_perm.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq.h"
 #include "libpq/pqformat.h"
 #include "storage/fd.h"
@@ -48,8 +49,7 @@ RedirectCopyDataToRegularFile(const char *filename)
 {
 	StringInfo copyData = makeStringInfo();
 	const int fileFlags = (O_APPEND | O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC | PG_BINARY);
-	const int fileMode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
-	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmit(filename, fileFlags, fileMode);
+	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmit(filename, fileFlags);
 	FileCompat fileCompat = FileCompatFromFileStart(fileDesc);
 
 	SendCopyInStart();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ SendRegularFile(const char *filename)
 	const int fileMode = 0;
 
 	/* we currently do not check if the caller has permissions for this file */
-	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmit(filename, fileFlags, fileMode);
+	File fileDesc = FileOpenForTransmitPerm(filename, fileFlags, fileMode);
 	FileCompat fileCompat = FileCompatFromFileStart(fileDesc);
 
 	/*
@@ -136,12 +136,23 @@ FreeStringInfo(StringInfo stringInfo)
 
 
 /*
- * FileOpenForTransmit opens file with the given filename and flags. On success,
- * the function returns the internal file handle for the opened file. On failure
- * the function errors out.
+ * Open a file with FileOpenForTransmitPerm() and pass default file mode for
+ * the fileMode parameter.
  */
 File
-FileOpenForTransmit(const char *filename, int fileFlags, int fileMode)
+FileOpenForTransmit(const char *filename, int fileFlags)
+{
+	return FileOpenForTransmitPerm(filename, fileFlags, pg_file_create_mode);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * FileOpenForTransmitPerm opens file with the given filename and flags. On
+ * success, the function returns the internal file handle for the opened file.
+ * On failure the function errors out.
+ */
+File
+FileOpenForTransmitPerm(const char *filename, int fileFlags, int fileMode)
 {
 	struct stat fileStat;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
index ad5a14a25..45e212e8b 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
@@ -895,22 +895,13 @@ DecrementExternalClientBackendCounterAtExit(int code, Datum arg)
 static void
 CreateRequiredDirectories(void)
 {
-	const char *subdirs[] = {
-		"pg_foreign_file",
-		"pg_foreign_file/cached",
-		("base/" PG_JOB_CACHE_DIR)
-	};
+	const char *subdir = ("base/" PG_JOB_CACHE_DIR);
 
-	for (int dirNo = 0; dirNo < lengthof(subdirs); dirNo++)
+	if (MakePGDirectory(subdir) != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
 	{
-		int ret = mkdir(subdirs[dirNo], S_IRWXU);
-
-		if (ret != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
-		{
-			ereport(ERROR, (errcode_for_file_access(),
-							errmsg("could not create directory \"%s\": %m",
-								   subdirs[dirNo])));
-		}
+		ereport(ERROR, (errcode_for_file_access(),
+						errmsg("could not create directory \"%s\": %m",
+							   subdir)));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/utils/directory.c b/src/backend/distributed/utils/directory.c
index bad585809..6701bf8fb 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/utils/directory.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/utils/directory.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static bool FileIsLink(const char *filename, struct stat filestat);
 void
 CitusCreateDirectory(StringInfo directoryName)
 {
-	int makeOK = mkdir(directoryName->data, S_IRWXU);
+	int makeOK = MakePGDirectory(directoryName->data);
 	if (makeOK != 0)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR, (errcode_for_file_access(),
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_sql_task_protocol.c b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_sql_task_protocol.c
index 2cf48fc6f..708fee15d 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_sql_task_protocol.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_sql_task_protocol.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ TaskFileDestReceiverStartup(DestReceiver *dest, int operation,
 	const char *nullPrintCharacter = "\\N";
 
 	const int fileFlags = (O_APPEND | O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC | PG_BINARY);
-	const int fileMode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
 	/* use the memory context that was in place when the DestReceiver was created */
 	MemoryContext oldContext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(taskFileDest->memoryContext);
@@ -148,8 +147,7 @@ TaskFileDestReceiverStartup(DestReceiver *dest, int operation,
 
 	taskFileDest->fileCompat = FileCompatFromFileStart(FileOpenForTransmit(
 														   taskFileDest->filePath,
-														   fileFlags,
-														   fileMode));
+														   fileFlags));
 
 	if (copyOutState->binary)
 	{
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/transmit.h b/src/include/distributed/transmit.h
index b86fd9150..9c2ab87ab 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/transmit.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/transmit.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 /* Function declarations for transmitting files between two nodes */
 extern void RedirectCopyDataToRegularFile(const char *filename);
 extern void SendRegularFile(const char *filename);
-extern File FileOpenForTransmit(const char *filename, int fileFlags, int fileMode);
+extern File FileOpenForTransmit(const char *filename, int fileFlags);
+extern File FileOpenForTransmitPerm(const char *filename, int fileFlags, int fileMode);
 
 
 #endif   /* TRANSMIT_H */