diff --git a/.github/workflows/k8s_tunnel.yml b/.github/workflows/k8s_tunnel.yml
index 9b2dbe10..485b9b18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/k8s_tunnel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/k8s_tunnel.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           microk8s.kubectl get services -n controller-$CONTROLLER controller-service
           
           # bring up the load balancer service
-          microk8s.kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
+          sudo microk8s.kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
           apiVersion: v1
           kind: Service
           metadata: