diff --git a/artifact/plugin.jelly b/artifact/plugin.jelly
index e3b155c9..3980f15a 100644
--- a/artifact/plugin.jelly
+++ b/artifact/plugin.jelly
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             type="poms"
             artifact="${projectFilename}"
             targetFilename="${pomFilename}"
-            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${pomFilename}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${pomFilename}"
+            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod -f g+w ${pomFilename}; chgrp -f ${maven.remote.group} ${pomFilename}"
           />
           <deploy:artifact
             assureDirectoryCommand="mkdir -p"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             handler="${typeHandler}"
             artifact="${artifact}"
             targetFilename="${filename}"
-            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${filename}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${filename}"
+            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod -f g+w ${filename}; chgrp -f ${maven.remote.group} ${filename}"
           />
         </j:when>
         <j:otherwise>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             type="poms"
             artifact="${projectFilename}"
             targetFilename="${pomFilename}"
-            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${pomFilename}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${pomFilename}; rm -f ${pomSnapshotName}; ln -s ${pomFilename} ${pomSnapshotName}; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
+            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod -f g+w ${pomFilename}; chgrp -f ${maven.remote.group} ${pomFilename}; rm -f ${pomSnapshotName}; ln -s ${pomFilename} ${pomSnapshotName}; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
           />
           <deploy:artifact
             assureDirectoryCommand="mkdir -p"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
             handler="${typeHandler}"
             targetFilename="${timestampName}"
             artifact="${artifact}"
-            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod g+w ${timestampName}; chgrp ${maven.remote.group} ${timestampName}; rm -f ${snapshotName}; ln -s ${timestampName} ${snapshotName}; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
+            siteCommand="cd @deployDirectory@; chmod -f g+w ${timestampName}; chgrp -f ${maven.remote.group} ${timestampName}; rm -f ${snapshotName}; ln -s ${timestampName} ${snapshotName}; echo ${snapshotVersion} > ${pom.artifactId}-snapshot-version"
           />
         </j:when>
         <j:otherwise>
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
index 757bcf4e..3d62b71b 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.5-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="brett" type="update" issue="MPARTIFACT-46">Add -f flag to chmod and chgrp as they may fail even in a successful state</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="update" issue="MPARTIFACT-48">Legacy method not executing from the correct directory</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1396">Replace bulk of code with Wagon</action>
     </release>
