diff --git a/src/freedombone-base-email b/src/freedombone-base-email
index 84ac0374..1e06b907 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-base-email
+++ b/src/freedombone-base-email
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ function remove_ip_addresses_from_email_logs {
       echo '        mv /tmp/.exim4_rejectlog /var/log/exim4/rejectlog';
       echo '    fi';
       echo 'fi'; } > /usr/bin/exim_log_tidy
-    chown +x /usr/bin/exim_log_tidy
+    chmod +x /usr/bin/exim_log_tidy
     cron_add_mins 1 '/usr/bin/exim_log_tidy'
 }