diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index e5e1c3e42..9e21611d7 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ until [[ "$NEW_NUMBER" -ne "$PREV_NUMBER" ]]; do
     NEW_NUMBER=$((RANDOM % 99 + 1))
 done
 cp "$0" "${NEW_NUMBER}-run.sh"
+chmod +x "${NEW_NUMBER}-run.sh"
 
 # Start
 bashio::log.info "✅ Setup complete."