diff --git a/steamtinkerlaunch b/steamtinkerlaunch
index fa627b2a..b873c5d9 100755
--- a/steamtinkerlaunch
+++ b/steamtinkerlaunch
@@ -2263,8 +2263,10 @@ function loadLangFile {
 
 				if [ -n "$UPDATELANGFILEPATH" ]; then
 					writelog "INFO" "${FUNCNAME[0]} - Found lang file to replace the existing user-installed file with under '$UPDATELANGFILEPATH'"
+          chmod +w "$LAFI" #Ensure write permissions before removing
 					rm "$LAFI"
 					cp "$UPDATELANGFILEPATH" "$LAFI"
+          chmod -R +w "$STLLANGDIR" #Ensure write permissions for next update!
 				else
 					writelog "INFO" "${FUNCNAME[0]} - No lang file to replace existing user-installed file with, not updating langfile"
 				fi