diff --git a/lib/API/Startup.js b/lib/API/Startup.js
index 0639f336..f4dc47dd 100644
--- a/lib/API/Startup.js
+++ b/lib/API/Startup.js
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ module.exports = function(CLI) {
       template = getTemplate('systemd');
       destination = '/etc/systemd/system/' + service_name + '.service';
       commands = [
-        'chmod +x ' + destination,
         'systemctl enable ' + service_name,
         'systemctl start ' + service_name,
         'systemctl daemon-reload',