diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
index 07aa18e5404cc9411421316bb5ab13b13b324707..5a3f8bde4372ab922711f3e7282cda09ba1eb91b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ object Utils extends Logging {
       logInfo("Untarring " + filename)
       Utils.execute(Seq("tar", "-xf", filename), targetDir)
     }
+    // Make the file executable - That's necessary for scripts
+    FileUtil.chmod(filename, "a+x")
   }
 
   /**