diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 718343c0..d699dd2d 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -426,8 +426,6 @@ make_repo() {
     fi
     # Clone the repo and return the return code from this command
     git clone -q --depth 20 "${remoteRepo}" "${directory}" &> /dev/null || return $?
-    # Data in the repositories is public anyway so we can make it readable by everyone (+r to keep executable permission if already set by git)
-    chmod -R a+rX "${directory}"
     # Move into the directory that was passed as an argument
     pushd "${directory}" &> /dev/null || return 1
     # Check current branch. If it is master, then reset to the latest available tag.
@@ -438,7 +436,8 @@ make_repo() {
     fi
     # Show a colored message showing it's status
     printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
-
+    # Data in the repositories is public anyway so we can make it readable by everyone (+r to keep executable permission if already set by git)
+    chmod -R a+rX "${directory}"
     # Move back into the original directory
     popd &> /dev/null || return 1
     return 0