diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/ApplicationStateManager.cs b/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/ApplicationStateManager.cs
index 2a57426a3..dd4ae179a 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/ApplicationStateManager.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/ApplicationStateManager.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class ApplicationStateManager
         string script = Path.Combine(Constants.UpdatingFolder, "installing", "Scripts", "update.sh");
         string source = $"\"{Path.Combine(Constants.UpdatingFolder, "installing")}\"";
         string destination = $"\"{Constants.ApplicationFolder}\"";
-        string args = argsList.Any() ? $"\"'{string.Join(' ', argsList)}'\"" : "";
+        string args = argsList.Any() ? $"\"{string.Join(' ', argsList)}\"" : "";
 
         RunScriptWithOutputFile(script, $"{source} {destination} {args}", Path.Combine(Constants.DataFolder, "update-log.txt"));
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/Scripts/update.sh b/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/Scripts/update.sh
index 315a1816e..f8b47c72c 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/Scripts/update.sh
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI.Linux/Scripts/update.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script is used to update Artemis on Linux.
-# Arguments:
-#    $1 = sourceDirectory, the directory where the new files are located
-#    $2 = destinationDirectory, the directory where the old files are located
-#    $3 = artemisArgs, the arguments to pass to the Artemis executable
-
 sourceDirectory=$1
 destinationDirectory=$2
 artemisArgs=$3
@@ -46,6 +40,9 @@ mv "$sourceDirectory"/* "$destinationDirectory"
 # Remove the now empty source directory
 rmdir "$sourceDirectory"
 
+# Ensure the executable is executable
+chmod +x "$destinationDirectory/Artemis.UI.Linux"
+
 echo "Finished! Restarting Artemis"
 sleep 1