diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge_upstream_master.yml b/.github/workflows/merge_upstream_master.yml
index 1bcb4463238..d947beeaafa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge_upstream_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge_upstream_master.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bash tools/hooks/install.sh
           bash tgui/bin/tgui --install-git-hooks
-          chmod +x tools/hooks/*.merge tgui/bin/tgui
+          chmod +x tools/hooks/*.merge tgui/bin/tgui tools/bootstrap/python
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
           git remote add upstream "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"
diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/python b/tools/bootstrap/python
old mode 100644
new mode 100755