diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHook.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHook.java
index 76d4166..431c8b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHook.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
               .append(HOOK)
               .append(" ")
               .append(getHookUrl())
-              .append("; chmod +x ")
+              .append(" && chmod +x ")
               .append(HOOKS_DIR)
               .append(HOOK)
               .append(")");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHookTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHookTest.java
index d4ca37c..24b521e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHookTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/CloneWithCommitMsgHookTest.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
   private String getDefaultHookCommand() {
     return String.format(
-        "(cd %s && mkdir -p %s && curl -Lo %scommit-msg https://%s/tools/hooks/commit-msg; chmod +x %scommit-msg)",
+        "(cd %s && mkdir -p %s && curl -Lo %scommit-msg https://%s/tools/hooks/commit-msg && chmod +x %scommit-msg)",
         baseName(ENV.projectName), HOOKS_DIR, HOOKS_DIR, ENV.fqdn, HOOKS_DIR);
   }