diff --git a/shell/init_shell.sh b/shell/init_shell.sh
index 1c29f30..0aeb389 100644
--- a/shell/init_shell.sh
+++ b/shell/init_shell.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ cd /data/openpilot/logs
 rm -f watcher.log.gz
 ls watcher.log && gzip watcher.log
 
+chmod +x /data/openpilot/shell/watcher_run_loop.sh
+
 screen -dmS "watcher" /data/openpilot/shell/watcher_run_loop.sh
diff --git a/shell/watcher.js b/shell/watcher.js
index ac742db..c16d24e 100644
--- a/shell/watcher.js
+++ b/shell/watcher.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
 });
 
 // Handle upgrade of the request
-websocket_server.on('upgrade', function upgrade(request, socket, head) {
+wss.on('upgrade', function upgrade(request, socket, head) {
   const { pathname } = url.parse(request.url);
 
   if (pathname === '/ws') {