diff --git a/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh b/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
index f2ad57be..c05a3079 100644
--- a/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
+++ b/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
@@ -50,14 +50,10 @@ function reveal {
     fi
 
     if [[ "$chmod" == 1 ]]; then
-        local perms
-	perms=$($SECRETS_OCTAL_PERMS_COMMAND "$filename")
+      local perms
+      perms=$($SECRETS_OCTAL_PERMS_COMMAND "$filename")
 
-	echo "# octal_perms_command: $SECRETS_OCTAL_PERMS_COMMAND" >&3
-	echo "# filename is '$filename', path is '$path'" >&3
-	echo "# NOT running: chmod $perms $path" >&3
-
-        #chmod "$perms" "$path"
+      chmod $perms "$path"
     fi
 
     counter=$((counter+1))