diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3f12ed6b396859007e22be32f6eb486524b3862b..3e8a6bd3ef15b4c532265d0337efbf6e52c4d42a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deploy-job:      # This job runs in the deploy stage.
     - echo "Deploying application..."
     - echo "Application successfully deployed."
     - whoami
-    - rm -rf /var/www/photogram
+    - sudo rm -rf /var/www/photogram
     - cp -r /home/gitlab-runner/builds/zqWS2XpW/0/sibidharan/php-class-project /var/www/
     - mv /var/www/php-class-project /var/www/photogram
     - rm -rf /var/www/photogram/.git