diff --git a/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py b/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
index 0d38652..d3ea77d 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/fedmsg.py
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ class Fedmsg(BaseHook):
             os.path.join(hook_files, 'fedmsg_hook.py'),
             os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.fedmsg')
         )
-        os.chmod(
-            os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.fedmsg'),
-            0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/irc.py b/pagure/hooks/irc.py
index a67001d..cc314a2 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/irc.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/irc.py
@@ -122,11 +122,10 @@ class Hook(BaseHook):
         # repo_obj.config.set_multivar()
 
         # Install the hook itself
-        #shutil.copyfile(
+        #os.symlink(
             #os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_irc.py'),
             #os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.irc')
         #)
-        #os.chmod(os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.irc'), 0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/mail.py b/pagure/hooks/mail.py
index c496f81..f463f02 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/mail.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/mail.py
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ class Mail(BaseHook):
             os.path.join(hook_files, 'git_multimail.py'),
             os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.mail')
         )
-        os.chmod(
-            os.path.join(repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.mail'),
-            0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
index 9ecac74..4c430e4 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_hook.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class PagureHook(BaseHook):
             hook_path = os.path.join(
                 repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.pagure')
             os.symlink(hook_file, hook_path)
-            os.chmod(hook_path, 0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
index acb2aa8..1bc00c9 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_request_hook.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class PagureRequestHook(BaseHook):
             os.symlink(
                 os.path.join(hook_files, 'post-receive'),
                 postreceive)
-            os.chmod(postreceive, 0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def install(cls, project, dbobj):
@@ -114,11 +113,10 @@ class PagureRequestHook(BaseHook):
         # Install the hook itself
         hook_path = os.path.join(
             repopath, 'hooks', 'post-receive.pagure-requests')
-        shutil.copyfile(
+        os.symlink(
             os.path.join(hook_files, 'pagure_hook_requests.py'),
             hook_path
         )
-        os.chmod(hook_path, 0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, project):
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
index 29b861a..26c71b0 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_ticket_hook.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class PagureTicketHook(BaseHook):
             os.symlink(
                 os.path.join(hook_files, 'post-receive'),
                 postreceive)
-            os.chmod(postreceive, 0755)
 
     @classmethod
     def install(cls, project, dbobj):