diff --git a/vpnc-setup.sh b/vpnc-setup.sh
index 68163da..ce6152a 100644
--- a/vpnc-setup.sh
+++ b/vpnc-setup.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ set -x
 sudo yum -y install vpnc
 sed 2iINTERNAL_IP4_DNS= /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script | sudo tee /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script.patched
 sudo mv /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script.patched /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script
+sudo chmod +x /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script
 
 sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/vpnc@.service << EOF
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