diff --git a/hooks/scripts/session-orient.sh b/hooks/scripts/session-orient.sh
index 05cd652..afe8a46 100755
--- a/hooks/scripts/session-orient.sh
+++ b/hooks/scripts/session-orient.sh
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ if [ "$INBOX_COUNT" -ge 3 ]; then
 fi
 
 # Workboard reconciliation
-if [ -f ops/scripts/reconcile.sh ]; then
+if [ -f ops/scripts/reconcile.sh ] && [ -x ops/scripts/reconcile.sh ]; then
   bash ops/scripts/reconcile.sh --compact 2>/dev/null
 fi