diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-datatransfer/.circleci/config.yml b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-datatransfer/.circleci/config.yml
index 6462cc33f1e..b9f4a48bfc9 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-datatransfer/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-datatransfer/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ jobs:
             fi
       - run:
           name: Install modules and dependencies.
-          command: npm install
+          command: |-
+            npm install
+            repo_tools="node_modules/@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools/bin/tools"
+            if ! test -x "$repo_tools"; then
+              chmod +x "$repo_tools"
+            fi
       - run:
           name: Run unit tests.
           command: npm test
@@ -117,6 +122,10 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             mkdir -p /home/node/.npm-global
             npm install
+            repo_tools="node_modules/@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools/bin/tools"
+            if ! test -x "$repo_tools"; then
+              chmod +x "$repo_tools"
+            fi
             npm link
           environment:
             NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
@@ -143,7 +152,12 @@ jobs:
       - run: *remove_package_lock
       - run:
           name: Install modules and dependencies.
-          command: npm install
+          command: |-
+            npm install
+            repo_tools="node_modules/@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools/bin/tools"
+            if ! test -x "$repo_tools"; then
+              chmod +x "$repo_tools"
+            fi
       - run:
           name: Build documentation.
           command: npm run docs