diff --git a/compile_ycm.sh b/compile_ycm.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/update_mac.sh b/update_mac.sh
index b0c73a7..54cfc72 100755
--- a/update_mac.sh
+++ b/update_mac.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ function set_permissions {
     echo "----------"
     echo "Disabling Quarantine for Casks ..."
     echo "----------"
-    find $PREFIX/Caskroom -name *.app -exec bash -c "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine {} 2> /dev/null" \;
-    find $PREFIX/Caskroom -type f -perm +111 -exec bash -c "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine {} 2> /dev/null" \; 
-    find /Applications/ -name *.app -exec bash -c 'xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "{}" 2> /dev/null' \;
-    find /Applications/ -type f -perm +111 -exec bash -c 'xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "{}" 2> /dev/null' \;
+    sudo find $PREFIX/Caskroom -name *.app -exec bash -c "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine {} 2> /dev/null" \;
+    sudo find $PREFIX/Caskroom -type f -perm +111 -exec bash -c "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine {} 2> /dev/null" \; 
+    sudo find /Applications/ -name *.app -exec bash -c 'xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "{}" 2> /dev/null' \;
+    sudo find /Applications/ -type f -perm +111 -exec bash -c 'xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "{}" 2> /dev/null' \;
 }
 
 function software_update {
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ function update_brew {
     echo "Updating brew software"
     echo "----------"
     brew update
-    brew upgrade
+    sudo -u $USER brew upgrade
     echo "----------"
     echo "Updating casks"
     echo "----------"
-    brew upgrade --cask --greedy --verbose
+    sudo -u $USER brew upgrade --cask --greedy --verbose
 }
 
 function cleanup {
     echo "----------"
     echo "Running cleanup"
     echo "----------"
-    brew cleanup -s
+    sudo -u $USER brew cleanup -s
 }
 
 function diagnostics {