diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 3e52277..7eb36b8 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 if [ -d "/etc/update-motd.d/old" ];then
     	    bash -c 'sudo wget https://git.ncltech.co.uk/api/v1/repos/Phil/update-motd.d/raw/00-custom -O /etc/update-motd.d/00-custom'
+    	    bash -c "sudo chmod +x /etc/update-motd.d/00-custom"
     	else 
 bash -c "sudo apt install inxi -y"
 bash -c "sudo mkdir /etc/update-motd.d/old"