diff --git a/auto_mkvmerge.desktop b/auto_mkvmerge.desktop
index 49c8f77..f693d7e 100755
--- a/auto_mkvmerge.desktop
+++ b/auto_mkvmerge.desktop
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Comment[de_DE]=
 Comment=
-Exec=sh -e -c 'exec "\\$(dirname "\\$0")/bin/auto_mkvmerge.sh"' %k
+Exec=sh -e -c 'exec "$(dirname "$0")/bin/auto_mkvmerge.sh"' %k
 GenericName[de_DE]=
 GenericName=
 Icon=mkvmerge
diff --git a/bin/auto_mkvmerge.sh b/bin/auto_mkvmerge.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755