diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
index be7c9c3e7..0350ae2b5 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ if bashio::config.true 'openvpn_enabled'; then
   bashio::log.info "openvpn correctly set, qbittorrent will run tunnelled through openvpn"
   
   sed -i "1a\/etc/openvpn/up-qbittorrent.sh \"\${4}\" &\n" /etc/openvpn/up.sh
-  
-  chmod +x /etc/openvpn/up.sh
 
   #########################
   # CONFIGURE QBITTORRENT #