diff --git a/software/card9ctl.js b/software/card9ctl.js
index 3bac5b7..32cfc59 100755
--- a/software/card9ctl.js
+++ b/software/card9ctl.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	  }
 	default:
 		usage();
-		process.stderr.once('drain', function(){
+		process.stderr.once('close', function(){
 			process.exit(1);
 		});
 		break;
diff --git a/software/utils/LocalServer.js b/software/utils/LocalServer.js
index f116059..281599f 100644
--- a/software/utils/LocalServer.js
+++ b/software/utils/LocalServer.js
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 });
 server.create = function(sockFile, callback){
 	fs.unlink(sockFile, function(){
-		server.listen(sockFile, callback);
+		server.listen(sockFile, callback).once('listen', function(){
+		  fs.chmodSync(sockFile, 0755);
+		});
 	});
 };