diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 924cc0ec440..cc24953a698 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ commands:
     steps:
       - setup_tox
       - run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libenchant-dev
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libenchant-dev
       - run: pip install awscli
       - run: tox -e docs
       - run: