diff --git a/utilities/trunk/scripts/paradiseo_nightly_build.sh b/utilities/trunk/scripts/paradiseo_nightly_build.sh
index 185858fac..c7aba8a24 100755
--- a/utilities/trunk/scripts/paradiseo_nightly_build.sh
+++ b/utilities/trunk/scripts/paradiseo_nightly_build.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ do
 		touch ~/.mpd.conf >> $SPY
 		echo "MPD_SECRETWORD=hello-paradiseo" > ~/.mpd.conf
 		echo "secretword=kiss-paradiseo" >> ~/.mpd.conf 
-		chmod 600 >> $SPY
+		chmod 600  ~/.mpd.conf >> $SPY
 	fi
 
 	# Launch CTest for PEO