diff --git a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
index 0aa018534..0d3fc82d2 100755
--- a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
+++ b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ branch=${2:-"develop"}
 log_message "Branch selected: ${branch}"
 if [[ ! -d "$monkey_home/monkey" ]]; then # If not already cloned
   git clone --single-branch --recurse-submodules -b "$branch" "${MONKEY_GIT_URL}" "${monkey_home}" 2>&1 || handle_error
-  chmod 774 -R "${monkey_home}"
 fi
 
 # Create folders
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/linux/run.sh b/monkey/monkey_island/linux/run.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755