diff --git a/pungi/wrappers/kojiwrapper.py b/pungi/wrappers/kojiwrapper.py
index b8d56791..bcfb5303 100644
--- a/pungi/wrappers/kojiwrapper.py
+++ b/pungi/wrappers/kojiwrapper.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class KojiWrapper(object):
         command = "rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*; rm -rf /var/cache/yum/*; set -x; " + command
 
         if destdir:
-            command += "; chmod a+r %s" % shlex_quote(destdir)
+            command += " && chmod a+r %s" % shlex_quote(destdir)
         cmd.append(command)
 
         return cmd
diff --git a/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py b/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
index 4a14aed6..30037b27 100644
--- a/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class RunrootKojiWrapperTest(KojiWrapperBaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cmd[-2], 's390x')
         self.assertEqual(
             cmd[-1],
-            "rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*; rm -rf /var/cache/yum/*; set -x; /bin/echo '&'; chmod a+r '/output dir'"
+            "rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*; rm -rf /var/cache/yum/*; set -x; /bin/echo '&' && chmod a+r '/output dir'"
         )
         self.assertItemsEqual(cmd[3:-3],
                               ['--channel-override=chan', '--quiet', '--use-shell',