diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6a3932a..857040a 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ git clone --recursive https://github.com/PrincessPi3/esp-idf-tools.git "$install
 # do da install
 ## tryan nuke mode for lulz
 echo -e "\n\nRunning install script!\n\n"
-bash $installDir/esp-idf-tools/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh nuke
+chmod +x "$installDir/esp-idf-tools/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh"
+bash "$installDir/esp-idf-tools/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh" nuke
 
 echo -e "\n\nINSTALL COMPLETE\n\n"
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