diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a5b728e1..3e386f86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 ================================================================================
 
+ * 1.6.2 (2014-09-xx)
+
+ Changes:
+ - Permissions check has been adjusted to allow packaging and pentest mode
+ - Store PID file in home directory of user if needed
+
  * 1.6.1 (2014-09-09)
 
  New:
diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 73750701..e9e972d1 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
                 LINESIZE=`echo "${TEXT}" | wc -c | tr -d ' '`
                 SPACES=`expr 62 - ${INDENT} - ${LINESIZE}`
                 if [ ${CRONJOB} -eq 0 ]; then
+                    # Check if we already have already discovered a proper echo command tool. It not, set it default to 'echo'.
+                    if [ "${ECHOCMD}" = "" ]; then ECHOCMD="echo"; fi
                     ${ECHOCMD} "\033[${INDENT}C${TEXT}\033[${SPACES}C${RESULTPART}"
                   else
                     echo "${TEXT}${RESULTPART}"
@@ -992,8 +994,8 @@
                   fi
                   # Other permissions
                   OTHER_PERMS=`echo ${PERMS} | cut -c8-10`
-                  if [ ! "${OTHER_PERMS}" = "---" ]; then
-                      echo "Fatal error: permissions of file $1 are not strict enough. Access to 'other' should be denied."
+                  if [ ! "${OTHER_PERMS}" = "---" -a ! "${OTHER_PERMS}" = "r--" ]; then
+                      echo "Fatal error: permissions of file $1 are not strict enough. Access to 'other' should be denied or read-only."
                       ExitFatal
                   fi
                   # Set PERMS_OK to 1 if no fatal errors occurred
diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 378b7af5..f8d834ff 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -347,7 +347,10 @@
 
     # Create new PID file (use work directory if /var/run is not available)
     if [ ${PENTESTINGMODE} -eq 1 ]; then
-          PIDFILE="lynis.pid"
+          # Store it in home directory of user
+          MYHOMEDIR=`echo ~`
+          if [ "${MYHOMEDIR}" = "" ]; then HOMEDIR="/tmp"; fi
+          PIDFILE="${MYHOMEDIR}/lynis.pid"
       elif [ -d /var/run ]; then
           PIDFILE="/var/run/lynis.pid"
       else