diff --git a/modules/perc-distribution-tree/src/main/java/com/percussion/preinstall/Main.java b/modules/perc-distribution-tree/src/main/java/com/percussion/preinstall/Main.java
index 197edbd6ec..3e023d76cc 100644
--- a/modules/perc-distribution-tree/src/main/java/com/percussion/preinstall/Main.java
+++ b/modules/perc-distribution-tree/src/main/java/com/percussion/preinstall/Main.java
@@ -266,19 +266,21 @@ public static void extractArchive(Path archiveFile, Path destPath, String folder
         new File(newFile.getParent()).mkdirs();
 
         if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-          // codeql[java/zipslip] justification: ZipSlipGuard + canonical startsWith; re-review by 2027-07-31
+          // codeql[java/zipslip] justification: ZipSlipGuard + canonical startsWith; re-review by
+          // 2027-07-31
           Files.createDirectory(newFile.toPath());
           continue;
         }
 
         System.out.println("Creating file " + newFile);
 
-        // codeql[java/zipslip] justification: ZipSlipGuard + canonical startsWith; re-review by 2027-07-31
+        // codeql[java/zipslip] justification: ZipSlipGuard + canonical startsWith; re-review by
+        // 2027-07-31
         Files.copy(archive.getInputStream(entry), newFile.toPath());
 
         // Preserve executable permissions for shell scripts
         if (entryName.endsWith(".sh")) {
-          File file = entryDest.toFile();
+          File file = newFile;
           file.setExecutable(true, false); // Set executable for owner, group, and others
         }
       }