diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 1a16d1a5f..da7a4d34e 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export PYTHONPATH
 
 sudo killall exmachina.py
 sudo build/exmachina/exmachina.py -v &
-python plinth.py
+sudo python plinth.py
 sudo killall exmachina.py