diff --git a/core_setup.sh b/core_setup.sh
index 8fd26882..eced7597 100644
--- a/core_setup.sh
+++ b/core_setup.sh
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ msg "Installing prerequisites..."
 apt-get install -y curl sudo python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip libffi-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev autoconf build-essential libopenjp2-7 libtiff5 libturbojpeg0 tzdata &>/dev/null
 
 msg "Installing Home Assistant Core..."
-useradd -rm homeassistant &>/dev/null
+sudo useradd -rm homeassistant &>/dev/null
 
-mkdir /srv/homeassistant &>/dev/null
-chown homeassistant:homeassistant /srv/homeassistant &>/dev/null
+sudo mkdir /srv/homeassistant &>/dev/null
+sudo chown homeassistant:homeassistant /srv/homeassistant &>/dev/null
 
 sudo -u homeassistant -H -s \
 cd /srv/homeassistant \