diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index c16a2e4e..bf25d95d 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo "Putting the Laravel app in maintenance mode"
 php artisan down
 
 echo "Updating composer and dependencies"
-composer self-update
+sudo composer self-update
 composer install
 
 echo "Caching Laravel route and config files"