diff --git a/.ci/travis_script.sh b/.ci/travis_script.sh
index 8525f79..6ac22a9 100755
--- a/.ci/travis_script.sh
+++ b/.ci/travis_script.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ elif [[ ${PLANETMINT_CI_ABCI} == 'enable' ]]; then
 elif [[ ${PLANETMINT_ACCEPTANCE_TEST} == 'enable' ]]; then
     ./run-acceptance-test.sh
 elif [[ ${PLANETMINT_INTEGRATION_TEST} == 'enable' ]]; then
+    chmod 600 id_ed25519
     ./run-integration-test.sh
     ./scripts/test.sh
 else
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 0d78298..9888650 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-result=$(ssh root@64.225.106.52 -i id_ed25519 'bash -s' < ./election.sh elect 35)
-ssh root@64.225.105.60 -i id_ed25519 'bash -s' < ./election.sh approve $result
-
-exitcode=$?
-
-exit exitcode
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+result=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new root@64.225.106.52 -i id_ed25519 'bash -s' < scripts/election.sh elect 35)
+ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new root@64.225.105.60 -i id_ed25519 'bash -s' < scripts/election.sh approve $result
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