diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
index dfdc5433178..e799f356746 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ def install_azcopy(self, install_location):
         else:
             raise CLIError('Azcopy ({}) does not exist.'.format(self.system))
         try:
+            os.chmod(install_dir,
+                     os.stat(install_dir).st_mode | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IWOTH)
+            _urlretrieve(file_url, install_location)
             os.chmod(install_location,
                      os.stat(install_location).st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)
-            _urlretrieve(file_url, install_location)
         except IOError as err:
             raise CLIError('Connection error while attempting to download azcopy {}. You could also install the '
                            'specified azcopy version to {} manually. ({})'.format(AZCOPY_VERSION, install_dir, err))