diff --git a/src/network/generator/main.c b/src/network/generator/main.c
index 6c995b152f..839ca80bec 100644
--- a/src/network/generator/main.c
+++ b/src/network/generator/main.c
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(context_clear) Context context = {};
         int r;
 
+        log_setup();
+
+        umask(0022);
+
         r = parse_argv(argc, argv);
         if (r <= 0)
                 return r;