diff --git a/contrail_provisioning/openstack/ha/galera_setup.py b/contrail_provisioning/openstack/ha/galera_setup.py
index a5dadada..b59e9c9a 100755
--- a/contrail_provisioning/openstack/ha/galera_setup.py
+++ b/contrail_provisioning/openstack/ha/galera_setup.py
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ def fixup_config_files(self):
         self._template_substitute_write(cmon_conf_template.template, template_vals,
                                         self._temp_dir_name + '/cmon.cnf')
         local("sudo mv %s/cmon.cnf /etc/cmon.cnf" % (self._temp_dir_name))
-        local("sudo chmod 444 /etc/init.d/cmon")
 
     def install_mysql_db(self):
         local('chkconfig %s on' % self.mysql_svc)