diff --git a/copernicusmarine/download_functions/download_original_files.py b/copernicusmarine/download_functions/download_original_files.py
index b6d7e29c..1720cc6b 100644
--- a/copernicusmarine/download_functions/download_original_files.py
+++ b/copernicusmarine/download_functions/download_original_files.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def _original_files_file_download(
         endpoint_url: str, bucket: str, file_in: str, file_out: pathlib.Path
     ) -> pathlib.Path:
         """
-        Download ONE file and return a string of the result
+        Download ONE file and return the path of the result
         """
         s3_client, s3_resource = get_configured_boto3_session(
             endpoint_url,
@@ -554,9 +554,15 @@ def _original_files_file_download(
             file_out,
         )
 
-        os.utime(
-            file_out, (last_modified_date_epoch, last_modified_date_epoch)
-        )
+        try:
+            os.utime(
+                file_out, (last_modified_date_epoch, last_modified_date_epoch)
+            )
+        except PermissionError:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Permission to modify the last modified date "
+                f"of the file {file_out} is denied."
+            )
 
         return file_out
 
diff --git a/tests/test_command_line_interface.py b/tests/test_command_line_interface.py
index 101735d4..deaee3b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_line_interface.py
+++ b/tests/test_command_line_interface.py
@@ -1925,8 +1925,6 @@ def test_last_modified_date_is_set_with_s3(self, tmp_path):
             "--force-download",
             "--filter",
             "*2022053112000*",
-            "--force-service",
-            "original-files",
             "--output-directory",
             f"{tmp_path}",
             "--no-directories",
diff --git a/tests/test_python_interface.py b/tests/test_python_interface.py
index d4cb3bbc..9b248060 100644
--- a/tests/test_python_interface.py
+++ b/tests/test_python_interface.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
 
 import xarray
 
@@ -39,6 +40,28 @@ def test_get_function(self, tmp_path):
         assert get_result is not None
         assert all(map(lambda x: x.exists(), get_result))
 
+    @mock.patch("os.utime", side_effect=PermissionError)
+    def test_permission_denied_for_modification_date(
+        self, mock_utime, tmp_path, caplog
+    ):
+        get(
+            dataset_id="METOFFICE-GLO-SST-L4-REP-OBS-SST",
+            force_download=True,
+            filter="*2022053112000*",
+            output_directory=f"{tmp_path}",
+            no_directories=True,
+        )
+        assert "Permission to modify the last modified date" in caplog.text
+        assert "is denied" in caplog.text
+        output_file = Path(
+            tmp_path,
+            "20220531120000-UKMO-L4_GHRSST-SSTfnd-OSTIA-GLOB_REP-v02.0-fv02.0.nc",
+        )
+        five_minutes_ago = datetime.now() - timedelta(minutes=5)
+        assert datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(output_file)) > (
+            five_minutes_ago
+        )
+
     def test_subset_function(self, tmp_path):
         subset_result = subset(
             username=os.getenv("COPERNICUSMARINE_SERVICE_USERNAME"),