diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 004e8d2..5a34c9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           nix run nixpkgs#sd 'homeDirectory = "/Users/username"' 'homeDirectory = "/Users/runner"' flake.nix
           nix run nixpkgs#sd 'nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin"' 'nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-darwin"' flake.nix
 
-          mv /etc/nix/nix.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf.before-nix-darwin
+          sudo -i mv /etc/nix/nix.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf.before-nix-darwin
 
           nix run nix-darwin --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" -- switch --flake .#hostname