diff --git a/dist/pyseed.py b/dist/pyseed.py
index dfa3b76..f93bad0 100755
--- a/dist/pyseed.py
+++ b/dist/pyseed.py
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ def init_project(config: dict[ConfigKey, Any]):
     for script_path in (project_path / scripts_dir).glob("*"):
         vprint(f"+ CHMOD+x {script_path}", file=sys.stderr)
         os.chmod(
-            fpath,
+            script_path,
             stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH,
         )
 
diff --git a/src/pyseed.py b/src/pyseed.py
index a52163c..67e77ad 100644
--- a/src/pyseed.py
+++ b/src/pyseed.py
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def init_project(config: dict[ConfigKey, Any]):
     for script_path in (project_path / scripts_dir).glob("*"):
         vprint(f"+ CHMOD+x {script_path}", file=sys.stderr)
         os.chmod(
-            fpath,
+            script_path,
             stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH,
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pyseed.py b/tests/test_pyseed.py
index a2e2dbf..9ee5c88 100644
--- a/tests/test_pyseed.py
+++ b/tests/test_pyseed.py
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ def test_init_project_writes_all_expected_files(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             (www_src_dir / "index.md").resolve(), (project_dir / "README.md").resolve()
         )
+        scripts_dir = project_dir / "scripts"
+        for fpath in scripts_dir.glob("*"):
+            with self.subTest(fpath):
+                self.assertTrue(os.access(fpath, os.X_OK))
 
     def test_init_project_writes_all_expected_files_in_barebones_mode(self):
         self.config[pyseed.ConfigKey.barebones] = True