diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aff6c8cf002a9751f7314b82b2e6ba0f7c3f7a34..95fd984560f35f5d931a15be69f839e5d7716db8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ start-faircoind:
       - master
     variables:
       - $CMD =~ /build|start/
+  before_script:
+    - chmod +x ./script/blocknotify.sh
   script:
     - docker-compose stop
     - docker-compose down