diff --git a/deploy.ps1 b/deploy.ps1
index 89b0a8b..ae83299 100644
--- a/deploy.ps1
+++ b/deploy.ps1
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Write-Host ""
 
 # Step 7: Restart API service
 Write-Host "[7/9] Restarting API service..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-ssh $RMM_HOST "systemctl restart claudetools-api && sleep 3 && echo 'Service restarted'"
+ssh $RMM_HOST "sudo systemctl restart claudetools-api && sleep 3 && echo 'Service restarted'"
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
     Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to restart service" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit 1