diff --git a/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 881c941..b14d830 100755
--- a/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ if [ "${RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE:-}" ]; then
 		fi
 	else
 		echo "$RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE" > "$cookieFile"
-		chmod 600 "$cookieFile"
 	fi
+	chmod 600 "$cookieFile"
 fi
 
 # prints "$2$1$3$1...$N"
diff --git a/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 34307f1..47f3ccd 100755
--- a/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ if [ "${RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE:-}" ]; then
 		fi
 	else
 		echo "$RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE" > "$cookieFile"
-		chmod 600 "$cookieFile"
 	fi
+	chmod 600 "$cookieFile"
 fi
 
 # prints "$2$1$3$1...$N"