diff --git a/confluent_server/libexec/confluent_askpass.sh b/confluent_server/libexec/confluent_askpass.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_server/setup.py.tmpl b/confluent_server/setup.py.tmpl
index fc3994fa..fccac844 100644
--- a/confluent_server/setup.py.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_server/setup.py.tmpl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup(
     data_files=[('/usr/lib/sysctl.d', ['sysctl/confluent.conf']),
                 ('/opt/confluent/share/licenses/confluent_server', ['LICENSE', 'COPYRIGHT']),
                 ('/usr/lib/systemd/system', ['systemd/confluent.service']),
-		('/opt/confluent/libexec/confluent_askpass.sh', ['libexec/confluent_askpass.sh']),
+		('/opt/confluent/libexec/', ['libexec/confluent_askpass.sh']),
 		('/opt/confluent/lib/python/confluent/plugins/console/', [])],
 
 )