diff --git a/tools/docker/regtest/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/regtest/cmd.sh
index 120ce55e7b..fa32096953 100755
--- a/tools/docker/regtest/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/regtest/cmd.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"                      \
       --exclude=/exe/                     \
       --exclude=/regtesting/              \
       --exclude=/tools/toolchain/         \
+      --executability                     \
       --ignore-times                      \
       --update                            \
       --verbose                           \
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"                              \
       --exclude="*.pyc"                           \
       --exclude=/build/                           \
       --exclude=/install/                         \
+      --executability                             \
       --ignore-times                              \
       --update                                    \
       --verbose                                   \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_aiida/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_aiida/cmd.sh
index 3231a0f8fa..642303eb38 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_aiida/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_aiida/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_ase/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_ase/cmd.sh
index c510cf86b1..dc6a921a86 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_ase/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_ase/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_conventions/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_conventions/cmd.sh
index ac2da2cb4c..5e37218538 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_conventions/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_conventions/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_formatting/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_formatting/cmd.sh
index 290901e9dc..64edb1071b 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_formatting/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_formatting/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_i-pi/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_i-pi/cmd.sh
index 80914deea5..bc80503416 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_i-pi/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_i-pi/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_manual/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_manual/cmd.sh
index 4a683ba982..13b57d4ba1 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_manual/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_manual/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_scaling/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_scaling/cmd.sh
index 5be0a63139..9428dc8d08 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_scaling/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_scaling/cmd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
 rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=".*/"         \
       --exclude="*.pyc"       \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \
diff --git a/tools/docker/test_ubuntu/cmd.sh b/tools/docker/test_ubuntu/cmd.sh
index c96c1e30fc..655a9b61f0 100755
--- a/tools/docker/test_ubuntu/cmd.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/test_ubuntu/cmd.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ rsync --exclude="*~"          \
       --exclude=/obj/         \
       --exclude=/lib/         \
       --exclude=/exe/         \
+      --executability         \
       --ignore-times          \
       --update                \
       --verbose               \