diff --git a/init.py b/init.py
index 26df26c..a780502 100644
--- a/init.py
+++ b/init.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from config import bcolors
 #Create motd entry
 try:
     motdscript = open('/etc/update-motd.d/stats', 'w')
+    os.system('chmod +x /etc/update-motd.d/stats')
 except:
     print('[' + bcolors.FULL + 'IMPORTANT' + bcolors.RESET + ']')
     print('Make sure you run the program as root!')
@@ -18,5 +19,6 @@ motdscript.write('#!/bin/bash\n{}/start.sh'.format(cwd))
 #Create start script
 startscript = open('start.sh', 'w')
 startscript.write('#!/bin/bash\npython3 {}/time.py\necho\npython3 {}/diskusage.py\necho\npython3 {}/services.py'.format(cwd, cwd, cwd))
+os.system('chmod +x {}/start.sh'.format(cwd))
 
 print('All done!')