diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 4e76cce..c8615a4 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import (
 
 func DefCfg() *DefConfig {
 	c := &DefConfig{}
+
 	// server settings
 	c.Server.ServDir = "factorio"
 	c.Server.ServPort = 34197
 	c.Server.ServCfg = "factorio/data/server-settings.json"
 	c.Server.ServExec = "factorio/bin/x64/factorio"
 	c.Server.WorldFile = "factorio/saves/newworld.zip"
+
+	// factoryman settings
 	c.Factoryman.UseScreen = true
 	c.Factoryman.ScreenName = "factorio"
 	c.Factoryman.BackupDir = "factorio/backups"
diff --git a/serv-install.go b/serv-install.go
index f73cf1e..db400ac 100644
--- a/serv-install.go
+++ b/serv-install.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/therootcompany/xz"
 )
 
 func downloadHeadless() {
+	var c = readCfg("config.yml")
 	headlessQuery := "https://www.factorio.com/get-download/latest/headless/linux64"
 
 	url := headlessQuery
@@ -42,4 +44,6 @@ func downloadHeadless() {
 			outFile.Close()
 		}
 	}
+	// zip does not preserve permissions correctly so i have to do this
+	exec.Command("chmod", "+x", c.Server.ServExec)
 }