diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f8424d4e..c3bbf965 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ before_install:
 install:
   - sudo apt-get install -y nginx --fix-missing
   - sudo apt-get install -y php5-fpm php5-mysql --fix-missing
-  - cp tests/travis_nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
-  - /etc/init.d/nginx restart
-  - /etc/init.d/php5-fpm restart
+  - sudo cp tests/travis_nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+  - sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart
+  - sudo /etc/init.d/php5-fpm restart
 
 # execute any number of scripts before the test run, custom env's are available as variables
 before_script: