diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/templates/kvm/bootstrap-cosmos.sh.erb b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/templates/kvm/bootstrap-cosmos.sh.erb
index 6929747b..d3c62f49 100755
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/templates/kvm/bootstrap-cosmos.sh.erb
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/templates/kvm/bootstrap-cosmos.sh.erb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/rc.local ]; then
      echo "exit 0"
     ) >> /etc/rc.local.new
     mv -f /etc/rc.local.new /etc/rc.local
+    chmod +x /etc/rc.local
 fi
 
 touch /etc/run-cosmos-at-boot