diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/Core/ReleaseCheckListTest.php b/tests/PHPUnit/Core/ReleaseCheckListTest.php
index 191debfda97f5a0bb094332af7a7f3afc997d05f..f4ad8b4cfdc2e3bc8d130a23572e94c5b2cb5593 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/Core/ReleaseCheckListTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/Core/ReleaseCheckListTest.php
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ class ReleaseCheckListTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         foreach($paths as $pathToTest) {
 
             $chmod = substr(decoct(fileperms($pathToTest)), -3);
-            $valid = '755';
+            $valid = array('775', '755');
             $command = "find $pluginsPath -type d -exec chmod 755 {} +";
-            $this->assertSame($chmod, $valid,
+            $this->assertTrue(in_array($chmod, $valid), $valid,
                     "Some directories within plugins/ are not chmod 755. \n For example: $pathToTest \n\n".
                     "Run this command to set all directories to 755: \n$command\n");;
         }