diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-ipfs b/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
index 75205c74..ebd65dc7 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ function install_ipfs_go {
     fi
 
     # initialise
+    chmod +x $IPFS_PATH/ipfs
     su -c "$IPFS_PATH/ipfs init -b 2048" - $MY_USERNAME
     if [ ! -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs ]; then
         echo "IPFS could not be initialised for user $MY_USERNAME"
diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-mesh b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
index 69c5c367..9ba5ffea 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-mesh
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ function setup_ipfs {
         shred -zu /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs-public
     fi
 
+    chmod +x $IPFS_COMMAND
     su -c "$IPFS_COMMAND init -b $IPFS_KEY_LENGTH" - $MY_USERNAME
     if [ ! -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs ]; then
         echo "IPFS could not be initialised for user $MY_USERNAME" >> $INSTALL_LOG