diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3b1cef..c89447f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 nginx_server_blocks := $(shell ./scripts/listnginxserverblocks.sh)
 
+pre:
+	chmod -R u+x ./scripts
+
 # Formats Nginx configuration files
-nginxfmt:
+nginxfmt: pre
 	./scripts/nginxfmt.py ${nginx_server_blocks}
 
 # Creates Symlinks for Nginx files, /etc/nginx/sites-available
-nginxsym:
+nginxsym: pre
 	./scripts/nginxsymlinks.py