diff --git a/init/bash b/init/bash
index 577a2914..e09696db 100644
--- a/init/bash
+++ b/init/bash
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# test
 function show_msg {
   # only echo msg if EESSI_SILENT is unset
   msg=$1
diff --git a/init/modules/EESSI/2023.06.lua b/init/modules/EESSI/2023.06.lua
index 0d82090b..761e36c2 100644
--- a/init/modules/EESSI/2023.06.lua
+++ b/init/modules/EESSI/2023.06.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- test
 help([[
 Description
 ===========
diff --git a/install_scripts.sh b/install_scripts.sh
index e1a5ac1a..5ced58cf 100755
--- a/install_scripts.sh
+++ b/install_scripts.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ compare_and_copy() {
           else
             echo "File has changed in the PR"
           fi
-          cp "$source_file" "$destination_file"
+          #cp --preserve=mode "$source_file" "$destination_file"
+          # Use cat to retain existing permissions, set umask to world readable in case the target file does not yet exist.
+          (umask 022 && cat "$source_file" > "$destination_file")
           echo "File $source_file copied to $destination_file"
         else
           case $? in
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ init_files=(
     minimal_eessi_env README.md test.py lmod_eessi_archdetect_wrapper.sh lmod_eessi_archdetect_wrapper_accel.sh
 
 )
-copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init "${init_files[@]}"
+copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init_new "${init_files[@]}"
 
 # Copy for the init/arch_specs directory
 arch_specs_files=(
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init/Magic_Castle ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init/Magic_Cast
 mc_files=(
    ${EESSI_VERSION}.lua
 )
-copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init/modules/EESSI ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init/modules/EESSI "${mc_files[@]}"
+copy_files_by_list ${TOPDIR}/init/modules/EESSI ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/init/modules_new/EESSI "${mc_files[@]}"
 
 # Copy for init/lmod directory
 init_script_files=(