diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index ee0ebaef..b308c3ab 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-    }
+        
+    },
+    "features": {
+        "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {}
+      }
 }
diff --git a/pyscope/observatory/simulator_server.py b/pyscope/observatory/simulator_server.py
index 86cf3fcf..16c4e66d 100644
--- a/pyscope/observatory/simulator_server.py
+++ b/pyscope/observatory/simulator_server.py
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ def __init__(self):
                 stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                 shell=True,
             )
+        elif platform.system() == "Linux":
+            self.process = subprocess.Popen(
+                ("sudo " + dirname + "/ascom.alpaca.simulators"),
+                start_new_session=True,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                shell=True,
+            )
         else:
             self.process = subprocess.Popen(
                 (dirname + "/ascom.alpaca.simulators"),
diff --git a/pyscope/reduction/calib_images.py b/pyscope/reduction/calib_images.py
index 84ddd6ba..daa737f2 100644
--- a/pyscope/reduction/calib_images.py
+++ b/pyscope/reduction/calib_images.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from ..observatory import AstrometryNetWCS
 from .ccd_calib import ccd_calib
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)