diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8de3d83..0ed1167 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ node .
 ^C
 npm uninstall corepack -g
 npm install pm2 -g
-mkdir /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb
+sudo mkdir /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb
 pm2 start
 pm2 startup
 [Paste the command generated by pm2 startup]