diff --git a/try b/try
index 77c7ef86..fabe76cb 100755
--- a/try
+++ b/try
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ EOF
     TRY_EXIT_STATUS=$?
 
     # remove symlink
+    # first set temproot to be writible, rhel derivatives defaults / to r-xr-w-rw
+    chmod 755 "${SANDBOX_DIR}/temproot"
     while IFS="" read -r mountpoint
     do
         if [  -L "$mountpoint" ]