diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f98f44e..dbb73cc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ repos:
         language: script
         pass_filenames: true
         files: "^(bin|tests)/hardening/"
+      - id: check_is_executable
+        name: check_is_executable.sh
+        description: Ensure checks are executables
+        entry: hooks/check_is_executable.sh
+        language: script
+        pass_filenames: true
+        files: "^bin/hardening/"
diff --git a/hooks/check_is_executable.sh b/hooks/check_is_executable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f3ca2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/check_is_executable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for script in "$@"; do
+    chmod +x "$script"
+done
+
+exit 0