diff --git a/roles/onos-load-apps/tasks/main.yml b/roles/onos-load-apps/tasks/main.yml
index 3a1bc2c..e4f165a 100644
--- a/roles/onos-load-apps/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/onos-load-apps/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: Load the apps using Docker
   command: ansible xos-1 -u ubuntu -m shell \
-    -a "cd ~/xos/containers/cord-apps; make {{ item }}; docker run xosproject/cord-app-{{ item }}"
+    -a "cd ~/xos/containers/cord-apps; make {{ item }}; sudo docker run xosproject/cord-app-{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ cord_apps }}"
 
 - name: Enable debugging for cord apps