diff --git a/doc/debian-lid-switch-config.md b/doc/debian-lid-switch-config.md
index 5f5d690..ca955db 100644
--- a/doc/debian-lid-switch-config.md
+++ b/doc/debian-lid-switch-config.md
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ HandleLidSwitch=ignore
 
 * reload logind.conf to make your changes go into effect\
 ```
-systemctl restart systemd-logind
+sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind
 ```