diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f9fffac..ad5cf03 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ steps:
 - name: build
   image: eclipse/platformio
   commands:
-    - chmod -R a+rwx data
+    - sudo chmod -R a+rwx data
     - ls -lA
     - find .
     - sed -i "s/WIFISSID/$IOTSSID/" data/homie/config.json