diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81f30b7..b3edb6b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ deploy:
     - echo "Step 1/8 Initializing data directories..."
     - mkdir -p data/backups data/documents
     - sudo chown -R 1001:1001 data/backups data/documents
-    - chmod 755 data/backups data/documents
+    - sudo chmod 755 data/backups data/documents
     - echo "Step 2/8 Injecting secrets..."
     - chmod +x scripts/inject-secrets.sh
     - ./scripts/inject-secrets.sh