diff --git a/src/tools/connection_patcher/Program.cpp b/src/tools/connection_patcher/Program.cpp
index 1ea5194a2f6..4d3b21a7e6a 100644
--- a/src/tools/connection_patcher/Program.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/connection_patcher/Program.cpp
@@ -43,20 +43,27 @@ namespace Connection_Patcher
         template<typename PATCH, typename PATTERN>
         void PatchModule(boost::filesystem::path file, boost::filesystem::path path)
         {
+            namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
             std::cout << "Patching module...\n";
 
             Patcher patcher(file);
+
             std::cout << "patching Password\n";
+            // if (Authentication::ServerSignature::ClientValidateProof(x)) to if (true)
             patcher.Patch(PATCH::Password(), PATTERN::Password());
 
             std::string const moduleName(Helper::GetFileChecksum(patcher.binary) + ".auth");
-            boost::filesystem::path const modulePath
+            fs::path const modulePath
             (path / std::string(&moduleName[0], 2) / std::string(&moduleName[2], 2));
 
-            if (!boost::filesystem::exists(modulePath))
-                boost::filesystem::create_directories(modulePath);
+            if (!fs::exists(modulePath))
+                fs::create_directories(modulePath);
 
+            if (fs::exists(modulePath / moduleName))
+                fs::permissions(modulePath / moduleName, fs::add_perms | fs::others_write | fs::group_write | fs::owner_write);
             patcher.Finish(modulePath / moduleName);
+            fs::permissions(modulePath / moduleName, fs::remove_perms | fs::others_write | fs::group_write | fs::owner_write);
 
             std::cout << "Patching module finished.\n";
         }