diff --git a/sqlproxy_setup.sh b/sqlproxy_setup.sh
index d8a59a8..4224c0b 100755
--- a/sqlproxy_setup.sh
+++ b/sqlproxy_setup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-PROJECT_PATH=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
+PROJECT_PATH=$(dirname $0)
 
 # Always copy newest version to bin
 mkdir -p $HOME/bin
@@ -43,11 +43,23 @@ case $GEN_KEYS in
         then
             echo -ne "\nHost $HOST_NAME\n  Port 3022\n  User sqlproxy\n  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/$KEY_NAME.key" >> $HOME/.ssh/config
         fi
+        # Fix permssions if necessary
+        if [[ ! -w $PROJECT_PATH/etc/ssh/.ssh ]] || [[ ! $PROJECT_PATH/etc/ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys ]]
+        then
+            WHOAMI=$(id -un)
+            echo -e "Missing file permissions for authorized key file\nrunning: 'sudo chown -R $WHOAMI:$WHOAMI $PROJECT_PATH'"
+            sudo chown -R $WHOAMI:$WHOAMI $PROJECT_PATH
+        fi
         # Check if public key is already in the containers authorized_keys file
         grep -qe "$(cat $HOME/.ssh/$KEY_NAME.key.pub)$" $PROJECT_PATH/etc/ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
             echo -e command=\"/sqlproxy_cli.sh\" $(cat $HOME/.ssh/$KEY_NAME.key.pub) >> $PROJECT_PATH/etc/ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        fi
+        # Restart sshd if permissions were changed
+        if [ ! -z $WHOAMI ]
+        then
+            docker compose --project-directory $PROJECT_PATH -f $PROJECT_PATH/docker-compose.yml -f $PROJECT_PATH/docker-compose-sqlproxy.yml restart sshd
         fi;;
        *) echo -e "Not generating client ssh key.\nPlease put your desired public keys into $PROJECT_PATH/etc/ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys\nAlso add 'command=\"/sqlproxy_cli.sh\" ' in front of your key";;
 esac