diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 12b51e7b..642e0a63 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ class Setup():
                     os.makedirs(pdir)
                 print('Creating directory ' + dir)
                 os.mkdir(dir)
-                print('Setting permission mode mask for ' + dir + ' to 6777')
-                Popen('chmod -R 6777 -- \'' + dir.replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') + '\'', shell=True).wait()
+                print('Setting permission mode mask for ' + dir + ' to 7777')
+                Popen('chmod -R 7777 -- \'' + dir.replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') + '\'', shell=True).wait()
                 print('Setting group for ' + dir + ' users')
                 Popen('chown -R :users -- \'' + dir.replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') + '\'', shell=True).wait()
         for shell in [item[0] for item in shells]:
diff --git a/src/kms.py b/src/kms.py
index bf0d70b0..43b95806 100755
--- a/src/kms.py
+++ b/src/kms.py
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ class KMS():
             with open(cachedir + '/.version', 'w+') as cachev:
                 cachev.write(KMS_VERSION)
                 if shared:
-                    os.chmod(_cachedir + '/.version', 0o666)
+                    try:
+                        os.chmod(cachedir + '/.version', 0o666)
+                    except:
+                        pass
         
         ## Get kmspony directory and kmspony file
         kmsponies = cachedir + '/kmsponies/' + palettefile
@@ -147,14 +150,17 @@ class KMS():
             if not os.path.isdir(kmsponydir):
                 os.makedirs(kmsponydir)
                 if shared:
-                    Popen('chmod -R 6777 -- ' + _cachedir, shell=True).wait()
+                    Popen('chmod -R 7777 -- ' + _cachedir, shell=True).wait()
             ponytoolcmd = 'ponytool --import ponysay --file %s --export ponysay --file %s --platform linux '
             ponytoolcmd += '--balloon n --colourful y --fullcolour y --left - --right - --top - --bottom - --palette %s'
             if not os.system(ponytoolcmd % (_pony, _kmspony, palette)) == 0:
                 printerr('Unable to run ponytool successfully, you need util-say>=3 for KMS support')
                 exit(1)
             if shared:
-                os.chmod(_kmspony, 0o666)
+                try:
+                    os.chmod(kmspony, 0o666)
+                except:
+                    pass
         
         return kmspony
 
diff --git a/src/ponysay-tool.py b/src/ponysay-tool.py
index 02a2f001..f0465f4e 100755
--- a/src/ponysay-tool.py
+++ b/src/ponysay-tool.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class PonysayTool():
         class PhonyArgParser():
             def __init__(self, key, value):
                 self.argcount = 3
-                self.message = ponyfile
+                self.message = ''
                 self.opts = self
                 self.key = key
                 self.value = value
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ class PonysayTool():
                 return True
         
         stdout = sys.stdout
+        term = os.environ['TERM']
+        os.environ['TERM'] = 'linux'
         
         sys.stdout = StringInputStream()
         ponysay = Ponysay()
@@ -477,16 +479,19 @@ class PonysayTool():
         
         for pony in stdponies:
             printerr('Genering standard kmspony: %s' % pony)
+            sys.stderr.buffer.flush();
             sys.stdout = StringInputStream()
             ponysay = Ponysay()
             ponysay.run(PhonyArgParser('--pony', pony))
         
         for pony in extraponies:
             printerr('Genering extra kmspony: %s' % pony)
+            sys.stderr.buffer.flush();
             sys.stdout = StringInputStream()
             ponysay = Ponysay()
             ponysay.run(PhonyArgParser('++pony', pony))
         
+        os.environ['TERM'] = term
         sys.stdout = stdout