diff --git a/errands/errands.py b/errands/errands.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/errands/meson.build b/errands/meson.build
index 2ac42477..3e46e12f 100644
--- a/errands/meson.build
+++ b/errands/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ configure_file(
   configuration: conf,
   install: true,
   install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
-  install_mode: 'r-xr--r--'
 )
 
 install_data('application.py', install_dir: moduledir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 37b11eaa..48afd625 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ configure_file(
   configuration: conf,
   install: true,
   install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
-  install_mode: 'r-xr--r--',
 )
 install_data(join_paths('errands', 'application.py'), install_dir: moduledir)
 install_data(join_paths('errands', 'state.py'), install_dir: moduledir)