diff --git a/code/infrastructure/delete_container_data_folder.sh b/code/infrastructure/delete_container_data_folder.sh
index c1e485053115b58913b23790c96907f079985c30..dac25bdd38d43ec804acbcac65045027fc8e87fe 100755
--- a/code/infrastructure/delete_container_data_folder.sh
+++ b/code/infrastructure/delete_container_data_folder.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ folders=(
 for folder in "${folders[@]}"; do
     if [ -d "$folder" ]; then
         echo "Deleting folder: $folder"
-        rm -rf "$folder"
+        sudo rm -rf "$folder"
     else
         echo "Folder not found: $folder"
     fi