diff --git a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
index 2dcccd02d..044e95bd2 100755
--- a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
+++ b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ sudo apt-get install openssl
 # Generate SSL certificate
 log_message "Generating certificate"
 
+chmod u+x "${ISLAND_PATH}"/linux/create_certificate.sh
 "${ISLAND_PATH}"/linux/create_certificate.sh ${ISLAND_PATH}/cc
 
 # Update node