diff --git a/.etckeeper b/.etckeeper
index 71f3a4d9..6d9852fa 100755
--- a/.etckeeper
+++ b/.etckeeper
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/30darcs-add'
 maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/30git-add'
 maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/30hg-addremove'
 maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/50vcs-commit'
-maybe chmod 0644 'etckeeper/commit.d/60-push'
+maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/60-push'
 maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/commit.d/99push'
 maybe chmod 0644 'etckeeper/commit.d/README'
 maybe chmod 0755 'etckeeper/daily'
diff --git a/etckeeper/commit.d/60-push b/etckeeper/commit.d/60-push
old mode 100644
new mode 100755