diff --git a/src/lxc/file_utils.c b/src/lxc/file_utils.c
index 891aa0ffd..1655e0053 100644
--- a/src/lxc/file_utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/file_utils.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ FILE *fopen_cloexec(const char *path, const char *mode)
 			open_mode |= O_EXCL;
 	open_mode |= O_CLOEXEC;
 
-	fd = open(path, open_mode, 0666);
+	fd = open(path, open_mode, 0660);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/start.c b/src/lxc/start.c
index 61a16e86a..f0401f5fb 100644
--- a/src/lxc/start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/start.c
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ static int lxc_spawn(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 
 		ret = lxc_netns_set_nsid(handler->nsfd[LXC_NS_NET]);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			SYSERROR("Failed to allocate new network namespace id");
+			SYSWARN("Failed to allocate new network namespace id");
 		else
 			TRACE("Allocated new network namespace id");
 	}