diff --git a/internal/devbox/generate/tmpl/DevboxImageDockerfile b/internal/devbox/generate/tmpl/DevboxImageDockerfile
index 74b52b31bcd..0ff859fe78f 100644
--- a/internal/devbox/generate/tmpl/DevboxImageDockerfile
+++ b/internal/devbox/generate/tmpl/DevboxImageDockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ENV PATH="/home/${DEVBOX_USER}/.nix-profile/bin:$PATH"
 # Step 5: Installing devbox
 ENV DEVBOX_USE_VERSION=$DEVBOX_USE_VERSION
 RUN wget --quiet --output-document=/dev/stdout https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetify-com/devbox/main/install.sh   | bash -s -- -f
-RUN chown -R "${DEVBOX_USER}:${DEVBOX_USER}" /usr/local/bin/devbox
+RUN sudo chown -R "${DEVBOX_USER}:${DEVBOX_USER}" /usr/local/bin/devbox
 
 # run a devbox command to make launcher download devbox binary
 RUN devbox version