diff --git a/code/delete_container_data_folder.sh b/code/delete_container_data_folder.sh
index bee158cc5718bdd8cf62c7eede59a4085b2d1e47..92c5e33569a77a5f40a49d122f27a3cf70036144 100755
--- a/code/delete_container_data_folder.sh
+++ b/code/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