diff --git a/src/files/os_release.rs b/src/files/os_release.rs
index 757565b..6baac57 100644
--- a/src/files/os_release.rs
+++ b/src/files/os_release.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::error::MkrootResult;
+use crate::error::{MkrootError, MkrootResult};
 
 pub fn os_release(config: &Config) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 	let mut path = PathBuf::from(&config.root_dir);
@@ -23,9 +23,30 @@ pub fn os_release(config: &Config) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 		))?;
 	}
 
-	let mut perms = metadata(&path)?.permissions();
+	match metadata(&path) {
+		Ok(meta) => {
+			let mut perms = meta.permissions();
+			perms.set_mode(0o755);
+			if let Err(e) = set_permissions(&path, perms) {
+				return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+					"Error setting permissions {}: {}",
+					&path.display(),
+					e
+				)));
+			}
+		}
+		Err(e) => {
+			return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
+				"Error reading metadata {}: {}",
+				&path.display(),
+				e
+			)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*let mut perms = metadata(&path)?.permissions();
 	perms.set_mode(0o644);
-	set_permissions(&path, perms)?;
+	set_permissions(&path, perms)?;*/
 
 	Ok(())
 }