diff --git a/confluent_vtbufferd/builddeb b/confluent_vtbufferd/builddeb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d1e2b041..1d5d86a7
--- a/confluent_vtbufferd/builddeb
+++ b/confluent_vtbufferd/builddeb
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ sed -i s/%%VERSION%%/$VERSION/ $DPKGNAME-${VERSION}/debian/changelog
 tar cvzf ${DPKGNAME}_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz $DPKGNAME-${VERSION}
 cd $DPKGNAME-${VERSION}
 debuild -us -uc
+if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+    mv /tmp/confluent/$DPKGNAME_${VERSION}*.deb $1/
+fi
 exit 0