diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9657c8859bbe94b53c293ed52b6535bcd00e40f5..daaea287d61c9aca55338654a80528eb9565578b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ git remote add origin git@ssh.gitrepo.de:roadit/etckeeper/`hostname -f`.git
 etckeeper commit "initial commit"
 
 wget https://www.gitrepo.de/opensource/etckeeper_install/raw/master/logout_trap.sh > /usr/local/share/logout_trap.sh
-chown +x /usr/local/share/logout_trap.sh
+chmod +x /usr/local/share/logout_trap.sh
 
 echo "/usr/local/share/logout_trap.sh" >> ~/.profile