diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index 6da94099..ce73eed4 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ livefs_ext2()
   echo "Building ext2 filesystem."
 
   # remove any stale filesystem images
-  rm -f livecd.${FSS}.squashfs
+  rm -f livecd.${FSS}.ext2
 
   genext2fs -b $size -d ${ROOT} livecd.${FSS}.ext2
+  chmod 644 livecd.${FSS}.ext2
 }
 
 if [ $(id -u) != 0 ];then