diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
index 5a3dcc3ac..26eafb812 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           host: 91.92.154.141
           username: ubuntu
           password: ${{ secrets.STAGE_SSH_PASSPHRASE }}
-          script: systemctl restart backend
+          script: sudo systemctl restart backend
 #            sudo cp -rf ~/frontend/build/*
 #            sudo npm install -g serve/var/www/html/monitor.innov.energy/html/