diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae209f418..cb4e95ecf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ script:
 after_success:
 - git config --global user.name "Travis CI Test"
 - git config --global user.email "test@test.com"
-- gulp deploy
+- sudo gulp deploy
 # Kill the ssh-agent -> temporary fix for hanging builds
 - ssh-agent -k