diff --git a/test/kubemark/cloud-provider-config.sh b/test/kubemark/cloud-provider-config.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/test/kubemark/configure-kubectl.sh b/test/kubemark/configure-kubectl.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/start-kubemark-master.sh b/test/kubemark/resources/start-kubemark-master.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh b/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
index d705ccbaf8f..e76351b671c 100755
--- a/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
+++ b/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ function copy-resource-files-to-master {
 # Make startup scripts executable and run start-kubemark-master.sh.
 function start-master-components {
   echo ""
-  MASTER_STARTUP_CMD="sudo chmod a+x /home/kubernetes/configure-kubectl.sh && \
-    sudo chmod a+x /home/kubernetes/start-kubemark-master.sh && \
-    sudo bash /home/kubernetes/start-kubemark-master.sh"
+  MASTER_STARTUP_CMD="sudo bash /home/kubernetes/start-kubemark-master.sh"
   execute-cmd-on-master-with-retries "${MASTER_STARTUP_CMD}"
   echo "The master has started and is now live."
 }