diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index e0a8b1d..4e972f2 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ perror() {
 
 # Function to show the usage
 public_help() {
-    local name
     name=$(basename "$0")
 
     exec cat << EOF
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ public_diskls() {
 
 # Edit a virtual machine entrypoint with a text editor
 public_edit() {
-    local file="launchers/${1}"
+    file="launchers/${1}"
     # I don't even know why shellcheck gives me this warning
     # shellcheck disable=2209
     [ -z "$EDITOR" ] && EDITOR=vi
@@ -149,16 +148,15 @@ public_add() {
     trap return EXIT
     set -e
 
-    local name
     if [ -n "$2" ]; then
         name="$2"
     else
         name=$(basename "$1")
     fi
-    name="${HOME}/launchers/${name}"
+    destination="${HOME}/launchers/${destination}"
 
-    cp -vi -- "$1" "$name"
-    chmod 740 "$name"
+    cp -vi -- "$1" "$destination"
+    chmod 0740 -- "$destination"
 
     set +e
     trap - EXIT