diff --git a/.expeditor/chef_server.sh b/.expeditor/chef_server.sh
index c337e02be0..e9852987ae 100755
--- a/.expeditor/chef_server.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/chef_server.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ cd automate
 git checkout kalroy/cs_plan_changes
 
 #===============================================================================
-
+chmod +x ./integration/tests/chef_server.sh
 #running the chef_server.sh script from the automate repo
 ./integration/tests/chef_server.sh
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diff --git a/.expeditor/chef_server_only.sh b/.expeditor/chef_server_only.sh
index 530783510a..716346eff9 100755
--- a/.expeditor/chef_server_only.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/chef_server_only.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ cd automate
 git checkout kalroy/cs_plan_changes
 
 #===============================================================================
-
+chmod +x ./integration/tests/chef_server_only.sh
 #running the chef_server_only.sh script from the automate repo
 ./integration/tests/chef_server_only.sh
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diff --git a/.expeditor/ha_chef_server.sh b/.expeditor/ha_chef_server.sh
index 50362ba1ef..717357f978 100644
--- a/.expeditor/ha_chef_server.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/ha_chef_server.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ git checkout kalroy/cs_plan_changes
 #===============================================================================
 
 #running the ha_chef_server.sh script from the automate repo
+chmod +x ./integration/tests/ha_chef_server.sh
 ./integration/tests/ha_chef_server.sh
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