diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4f9d16277..56a9d1616 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -470,10 +470,9 @@
             ''
             export HOME=`mktemp -d`
             mkdir $HOME/.ssh
-            cp /opt/hydra_id_ed25519 $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519
-            cp /opt/hydra_id_ed25519.pub $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
+            cp --preserve=mode /opt/hydra_id_ed25519 $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519
+            cp --preserve=mode /opt/hydra_id_ed25519.pub $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
             echo "rpi-1 ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIACtBFDVBYoAE4fpJCTANZSE0bcVpTR3uvfNvb80C4i5" > $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
-            chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519
             LOCKCTL=$(mktemp -d)
             mkfifo $LOCKCTL/lockctl