diff --git a/dist/codecov.sh b/dist/codecov.sh
index e446731..27b30ef 100755
--- a/dist/codecov.sh
+++ b/dist/codecov.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ fi
 if [ "$CODECOV_SKIP_VALIDATION" == "true" ] || [ -n "$CODECOV_BINARY" ] || [ "$CODECOV_USE_PYPI" == "true" ];
 then
   say "$r==>$x Bypassing validation..."
+  if [ "$CODECOV_SKIP_VALIDATION" == "true" ];
+  then
+    chmod +x "$CODECOV_COMMAND"
+  fi
 else
   echo "$(curl -s https://keybase.io/codecovsecurity/pgp_keys.asc)" | \
     gpg --no-default-keyring --import
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$CODECOV_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "true" ];
 then
   say "$g==>$x ${CODECOV_CLI_TYPE} download only called. Exiting..."
+  exit
 fi
 CODECOV_CLI_ARGS=()
 CODECOV_CLI_ARGS+=( $(k_arg AUTO_LOAD_PARAMS_FROM) $(v_arg AUTO_LOAD_PARAMS_FROM))
diff --git a/scripts/validate.sh b/scripts/validate.sh
index f39517f..891e3d2 100755
--- a/scripts/validate.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 if [ "$CODECOV_SKIP_VALIDATION" == "true" ] || [ -n "$CODECOV_BINARY" ] || [ "$CODECOV_USE_PYPI" == "true" ];
 then
   say "$r==>$x Bypassing validation..."
+  if [ "$CODECOV_SKIP_VALIDATION" == "true" ];
+  then
+    chmod +x "$CODECOV_COMMAND"
+  fi
 else
   echo "$(curl -s https://keybase.io/codecovsecurity/pgp_keys.asc)" | \
     gpg --no-default-keyring --import
@@ -42,4 +46,5 @@ fi
 if [ "$CODECOV_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "true" ];
 then
   say "$g==>$x ${CODECOV_CLI_TYPE} download only called. Exiting..."
+  exit
 fi