diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Batch/RimBatchQueue.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Batch/RimBatchQueue.cpp
index aa5b2c3f38..c0480524b9 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Batch/RimBatchQueue.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Batch/RimBatchQueue.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ std::pair<bool, QString> RimBatchQueue::buildLaunchScript( QString workDir )
     }
     out << "\n";
 
+    file.setPermissions( file.permissions() | QFileDevice::ExeOwner | QFileDevice::ExeUser );
+
     file.close();
 
     return { true, filename };