diff --git a/npm/install.js b/npm/install.js
index f534685..72f92f2 100644
--- a/npm/install.js
+++ b/npm/install.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const install = () => {
   const binary = path.join(tmpdir, binaryName);
 
   const copyBinary = () => {
-    fs.copyFileSync(binary, path.join(bin, binaryName));
+    const dest = path.join(bin, binaryName);
+    fs.copyFileSync(binary, dest);
+    fs.chmodSync(dest, 0o744)
   }
 
   if (fs.existsSync(binary)) {
diff --git a/npm/package.json b/npm/package.json
index f7c97fd..b1ed656 100644
--- a/npm/package.json
+++ b/npm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adikari/safebox",
-  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "description": "A Fast and Flexible secret manager built with love by adikari in Go",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": "./run.js",