diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 56c3118..bd7c666 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ addons:
       - python3-gi
 install:
   - wget https://github.com/labapart/gattlib/releases/download/dev/gattlib_dbus_0.2-dev_x86_64.deb
-  - dpkg -i gattlib_dbus_0.2-dev_x86_64.deb
+  - sudo dpkg -i gattlib_dbus_0.2-dev_x86_64.deb
   - pip install codecov nose-exclude pygatt gatt pexpect bluepy