diff --git a/src/tm_mad/nfs/tm_clone.sh b/src/tm_mad/nfs/tm_clone.sh
index f1a904ab6c..7ee131ce12 100755
--- a/src/tm_mad/nfs/tm_clone.sh
+++ b/src/tm_mad/nfs/tm_clone.sh
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ http://*)
     ;;
 esac
 
-exec_and_log "chmod a+w $DST_PATH"
+exec_and_log "chmod a+rw $DST_PATH"