diff --git a/home/copyApplications.nix b/home/copyApplications.nix
index b919076..189738c 100644
--- a/home/copyApplications.nix
+++ b/home/copyApplications.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         baseDir="$HOME/Applications/Home Manager Apps"
         rsyncArgs="--archive --checksum --chmod=-w --copy-unsafe-links --delete"
         $DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir -p "$baseDir"
-        $DRY_RUN_CMD ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync ''${VERBOSE_ARG:+-v} $rsyncArgs "$appsSrc" "$baseDir"
+        $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync ''${VERBOSE_ARG:+-v} $rsyncArgs "$appsSrc" "$baseDir"
       fi
     '';
   };