diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3caa332..e977a05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ Clone this repository to a directory on your machine
 
 1. Create a symbolic link in `sites-available/`
 
-        ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/dgfprototype_dev /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
+        sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/dgfprototype_dev /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
 
 1. Restart nginx
 
-        systemctl restart nginx
+        sudo systemctl restart nginx
 
 ### API