diff --git a/src/provision.py b/src/provision.py
index 3ae1454..866eb84 100644
--- a/src/provision.py
+++ b/src/provision.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def step_start_app(iot_host: str, app: str):
     ]
     remote = (
         "set -e\n"
-        "loginctl enable-linger \"$USER\"\n"
+        "sudo loginctl enable-linger \"$USER\"\n"
         "cd ~/bumble-auracast\n"
         "for s in " + " ".join(shlex.quote(s) for s in scripts) + "; do\n"
         "  if [ -f \"$s\" ]; then\n"