diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 11caae15..d496fc91 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
 
 # wait-for-it.sh is used for waiting on networked DB's to become available during install
 ADD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vishnubob/wait-for-it/81b1373f17855a4dc21156cfe1694c31d7d1792e/wait-for-it.sh /usr/bin/wait-for-it
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/wait-for-it
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["%%CMD%%"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 5ce9079c..a6bc4fcb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
 
 # wait-for-it.sh is used for waiting on networked DB's to become available during install
 ADD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vishnubob/wait-for-it/81b1373f17855a4dc21156cfe1694c31d7d1792e/wait-for-it.sh /usr/bin/wait-for-it
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/wait-for-it
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["%%CMD%%"]