diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ class FileNode(Node):
         """Returns filenode extension"""
         return self.name.split('.')[-1]
 
+    @property
     def is_executable(self):
         """
         Returns ``True`` if file has executable flag turned on.