gistfile1.diff

diff --git a/issue/issue.go b/issue/issue.go
index f310b9e..7066fb4 100644
--- a/issue/issue.go
+++ b/issue/issue.go
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ func loadAuth() {
 			"password directly is that you can limit its use and revoke it at any time.\n\n")
 	}
 	fi, err := os.Stat(filename)
-	if fi.Mode()&0077 != 0 {
+	if fi.Mode()&0077 != 0 && runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
 		log.Fatalf("reading token: %s mode is %#o, want %#o", shortFilename, fi.Mode()&0777, fi.Mode()&0700)
 	}
 	authToken = strings.TrimSpace(string(data))