diff --git a/cmd/service.go b/cmd/service.go
index df65e80..b82c57f 100644
--- a/cmd/service.go
+++ b/cmd/service.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
 		}
 
 		editFile(workdir + "/etc/init.d/" + name)
+		log.Should(os.Chmod(workdir+"/etc/init.d/"+name, 0755))
 
 		createOutput()
 	},