diff --git a/joplin/rootfs/run.sh b/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
index 6a50effb2..24a7b5405 100644
--- a/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
+++ b/joplin/rootfs/run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 bashio::log.warning "Warning - minimum configuration recommended : 2 cpu cores and 4 GB of memory. Otherwise the system will become unresponsive and crash." 
 
-chmod u+r /data/options.json
+sudo chmod u+r /data/options.json
 
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 # BANNER #