diff --git a/scripts/install-worker.sh b/scripts/install-worker.sh
index f735cc8f8..ccb4a6441 100644
--- a/scripts/install-worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-worker.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fi
 sudo mv $TEMPLATE_DIR/kubelet-containerd.service /etc/eks/containerd/kubelet-containerd.service
 sudo mv $TEMPLATE_DIR/sandbox-image.service /etc/eks/containerd/sandbox-image.service
 sudo mv $TEMPLATE_DIR/pull-sandbox-image.sh /etc/eks/containerd/pull-sandbox-image.sh
-sudo chmod 777 /etc/eks/containerd/pull-sandbox-image.sh
+sudo chmod +x /etc/eks/containerd/pull-sandbox-image.sh
 
 cat <<EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/modules-load.d/containerd.conf
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