diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index f39eb43f..e1c52931 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -889,12 +889,9 @@ ${NORMAL}
         # Custom tests
         if [ -f ${INCLUDEDIR}/tests_custom ]; then
             LogText "Result: tests_custom file found in include directory"
-            LogText "Test: checking file permissions of tests_custom file"
-            FIND=`ls -l ${INCLUDEDIR}/tests_custom | cut -c 2-10`
-            if [ "${FIND}" = "rw-r--r--" -o "${FIND}" = "rw-r-----" -o "${FIND}" = "rw-------" -o "${FIND}" = "r--------" ]; then
+            if SafePerms ${INCLUDEDIR}/tests_custom; then
                 Display --indent 2 --text "- Start custom tests... "
                 LogText "Result: file permissions fine, running custom tests"
-                SafePerms ${INCLUDEDIR}/tests_custom
                 . ${INCLUDEDIR}/tests_custom
               else
                 LogText "Exception: skipping custom tests, file has bad permissions (should be 640, 600 or 400)"