diff --git a/server/start-microservices.sh b/server/start-microservices.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f2802af4cae10..845b1cd7dfda3
--- a/server/start-microservices.sh
+++ b/server/start-microservices.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 
 if [ "$DB_HOSTNAME_FILE" ]; then
 	export DB_HOSTNAME=$(cat $DB_HOSTNAME_FILE)
diff --git a/server/start-server.sh b/server/start-server.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c808439a942c2..012dfd817dd78
--- a/server/start-server.sh
+++ b/server/start-server.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 
 if [ "$DB_HOSTNAME_FILE" ]; then
 	export DB_HOSTNAME=$(cat $DB_HOSTNAME_FILE)