diff --git a/makeanything.sh b/makeanything.sh
index 21772e5..029c457 100755
--- a/makeanything.sh
+++ b/makeanything.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $CHROOTCMD /bin/bash /tmp/install_base.sh || error
 
 ### copy nanodesk configs to chroot
 message "copy nanodesk config files into chroot"
-cp -r src/ build/chroot/
+sudo cp -r src/ build/chroot/
 
 ### liveboot part, https://www.willhaley.com/blog/custom-debian-live-environment/
 message "checking liveboot directories"