diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployapp.yml b/.github/workflows/deployapp.yml
index 72028f9..7852902 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployapp.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
             ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /tmp/react-app/ec2-key.pem ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}@${{ secrets.EC2_PVT_HOST }} << 'INNER_EOF'
               echo "Hello world"
               if pgrep -f "docusaurus serve"; then
-                pkill -f "docusaurus serve"
+                sudo pkill -f "docusaurus serve"
               fi
               cd /tmp/react-app
               sudo yarn install