diff --git a/lib/services/usb-livesync-service.ts b/lib/services/usb-livesync-service.ts
index a40c645a2c..0cd0938209 100644
--- a/lib/services/usb-livesync-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/usb-livesync-service.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export class AndroidUsbLiveSyncService extends androidLiveSyncServiceLib.Android
 	public restartApplication(deviceAppData: Mobile.IDeviceAppData, localToDevicePaths: Mobile.ILocalToDevicePathData[]): IFuture<void> {
 		return (() => {
 			this.device.adb.executeShellCommand(["chmod", "777", deviceAppData.deviceProjectRootPath]).wait();
+			this.device.adb.executeShellCommand(["chmod", "777",  `/data/local/tmp/${deviceAppData.appIdentifier}`]).wait();
 
 			if(this.$options.companion) {
 				let commands = [ this.liveSyncCommands.SyncFilesCommand() ];