diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index f4b9c16..ba1a57c 100755
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ describe('Application life cycle test', function () {
     }
 
     async function addPublicKey() {
-        var publicKey = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/id_ed25519.pub', 'utf8');
+        const publicKey = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/id_ed25519.pub', 'utf8');
+        execSync(`chmod g-rw,o-rw ${__dirname}/id_ed25519`); // ssh will complain about perms later
 
         await browser.get('https://' + app.fqdn + '/user/settings/keys');