diff --git a/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml b/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
index ce0cc8ab..fe67704e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ stages:
             env:
               PLAYWRIGHT_JUNIT_OUTPUT_FILE: "test-results/results.xml"
           - script: |
-              apt-get install -y jq
+              sudo apt-get install -y jq
               . $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh
               add_comment "$(Build.SourceBranchName)" "AUTOMATED TEST RUN: $(date)" "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/ortoni-report/index.html"
             displayName: publish_results_to_jira