diff --git a/arch-config/install.sh b/arch-config/install.sh
index 0a5599bc..05537138 100644
--- a/arch-config/install.sh
+++ b/arch-config/install.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cp ~/arcolinux-config/Commands ~/Dokumente
 #copy scripts
 cp -r ~/arcolinux-config/scripts/ ~/
 #copy stuff to /etc
-cp -r ~/arcolinux-config/etc /
+sudo cp -r ~/arcolinux-config/etc /
 
 #make bash scripts executable
 chmod +x ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh