diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index d848307..38bca77 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ echo "==> Building production bundle..."
 npm run build
 
 echo "==> Deploying to $WEB_DIR..."
-mkdir -p "$WEB_DIR"
-rm -rf "${WEB_DIR:?}"/*
-cp -r dist/* "$WEB_DIR/"
+sudo mkdir -p "$WEB_DIR"
+sudo rm -rf "${WEB_DIR:?}"/*
+sudo cp -r dist/* "$WEB_DIR/"
 
 echo "==> Setting permissions..."
 sudo chown -R www-data:www-data "$WEB_DIR"