diff --git a/utils/logger.sh b/utils/logger.sh
index 0f605b9..28983c5 100644
--- a/utils/logger.sh
+++ b/utils/logger.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ if [ $extension != "txt" ]; then
 fi
 
 # set correct owner of webserver files
-ssh $ES7_LOGS_SERVER_SSH "chown -R www-data: $REMOTE_PATH"
+ssh $ES7_LOGS_SERVER_SSH "sudo chown -R www-data: $REMOTE_PATH"
 
 echo "${PUBLIC_LOG_URL}${base}.txt"