diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c7f9b9..d87b074 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/master/install.
 
 ### MacOS
 ```
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/master/install.sh | sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/master/install.sh | sudo sh
 ```
 
 ### Windows