diff --git a/install-koji-farm.sh b/install-koji-farm.sh
index 3747472..7f0501d 100644
--- a/install-koji-farm.sh
+++ b/install-koji-farm.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ if [ "$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN" != "$KOJI_HUB_FQDN" ] ; then
     ssh $QUIET root@$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN "curl $SILENT $SCRIPT_GIT/deploy-koji-nfs-client.sh > $SCRIPT_DIR/deploy-koji-nfs-client.sh"
     ssh $QUIET root@$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN "curl $SILENT $SCRIPT_GIT/deploy-koji-builder.sh > $SCRIPT_DIR/deploy-koji-builder.sh"
     # make them executeable
-    ssh $QUIET root@$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN chmod o+x $SCRIPT_DIR/*
+    ssh $QUIET root@$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN "chmod o+x $SCRIPT_DIR/*"
     # connect to nfs share
     ssh $QUIET root@$KOJI_BUILD_FQDN $SCRIPT_DIR/deploy-koji-nfs-client.sh
     # deploy koji builder