diff --git a/init_priv.sh b/init_priv.sh
index bcfe2fe..4cbe8a9 100755
--- a/init_priv.sh
+++ b/init_priv.sh
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ configure_swap() {
         sudo sed -i 's/^vm.swappiness.*/vm.swappiness = 10/' /etc/sysctl.conf
     fi
     # Make the configuration take effect
-    sysctl -p
+    sudo sysctl -p
 }
 
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