diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index 2fcc5c56..8d566b06 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       const response = await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SUCCESS)
     })
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       const response = await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SUCCESS)
     })
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       const response = await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(fs.existsSync).toBeCalledTimes(2)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SUCCESS)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
         await deploy(action)
 
         // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-        expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(10)
+        expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(11)
         expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       })
     })
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(10)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(11)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
 
       await deploy(action)
 
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(10)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(11)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(mkdirP).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       const response = await deploy(action)
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(10)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(11)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SKIPPED)
     })
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index 0b29e928..663d6a1d 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       debug: true
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(17)
+    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(18)
     expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       isTest: TestFlag.HAS_CHANGED_FILES
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(20)
+    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(21)
     expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index 50a9659b..157c53cb 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
 
     await generateWorktree(action, temporaryDeploymentDirectory, branchExists)
 
+    /* Relaxes permissions of folder due to be deployed so rsync can write to/from it. */
+    await execute(
+      `chmod -R +rw ${action.folderPath}`,
+      action.workspace,
+      action.silent
+    )
+
     // Ensures that items that need to be excluded from the clean job get parsed.
     let excludes = ''
     if (action.clean && action.cleanExclude) {
@@ -324,7 +331,7 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
     )
 
     await execute(
-      `chmod -R 777 ${temporaryDeploymentDirectory}`,
+      `chmod -R +rw ${temporaryDeploymentDirectory}`,
       action.workspace,
       action.silent
     )