diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index aa0875fb..5247a461 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Roots Changelog
 
 Beginning with version `2.0.0`, we will be maintaining a changelog to show what changes have been implemented each release. We hope that this will help roots users to stay informed about the updates being made and avoid breakage when a major or minor version bump occurs.
 
+### 2.0.6
+(released 09/25/2013)
+- fix permissions error with roots custom templates
+
 ### 2.0.5
 (released 08/15/2013)
 - github pages deployer is now very reliable
diff --git a/lib/commands/new.js b/lib/commands/new.js
index 2022cf4d..a9596e98 100644
--- a/lib/commands/new.js
+++ b/lib/commands/new.js
@@ -97,16 +97,18 @@ function update_git_repo(tmpl_path){
   if (pull_command.code === 0) {
     return tmpl_path
   } else {
-    return { error: pull_command }
+    return { error: pull_command.output }
   }
 }
 
 function clone_git_repo(tmpl, tmpl_path){
+  // need to chown new in order to copy out correctly
+  var chown_command = shell.exec('sudo chown `whoami` ' + path.join(__dirname, '../../templates/new'));
   var clone_command = shell.exec('git clone ' + tmpl + ' ' + tmpl_path, { silent: true });
 
   if (clone_command.code === 0) {
     return tmpl_path
   } else {
-    return { error: clone_command }
+    return { error: clone_command.output }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c73b58cf..315fcc66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "roots",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "description": "roots is a toolbox for building simple, beautiful, and efficient products for the web",
   "keywords": [
     "front-end",