diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ce6a85..ce8d844 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ validate:
           - sources/build.pkr.hcl
       paths:
         - ./packer_config/
+  before_script:
+    - find "${PACKER_CONFIG_DIR}" -name '*_linux_amd64' -exec chmod +x '{}' ";"
   script: nix run ".#validate"
 
 # Makes sure that all of the ISO files we are looking for are