diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index c3c9e48..215f197 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           name: home-automation-backend_build_${{ github.run_number }}
       - name: Print helping message
         run: |
+          chmod +x ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/home-automation-backend
           ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/home-automation-backend help
 
   nightly-tests: