diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 6cfa8c6..75125b7 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
 
             var contents = fs.readFileSync(srcFile);
             fs.writeFileSync(destFile, contents);
+            var stat =  fs.lstatSync(srcFile);
+            fs.chmodSync(destFile, stat.mode);
         };
 
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {