diff --git a/bin/joj3-forge-convert b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
index dfa26d8..865f904 100755
--- a/bin/joj3-forge-convert
+++ b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ EOF
     rsync -a --delete "/home/tt/.config/joj/" "$config_repo_path/home/tt/.config/joj"
 
     # enforce correct permissions
-    chmod 750 "/home/tt/"
+    chmod 751 "/home/tt/"
     chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/" || true
     chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/joj3" || true
     chmod 700 "/home/tt/.ssh/" || true