diff --git a/scripts/install_debian_11.sh b/scripts/install_debian_11.sh
index ed281450..a7c3933f 100755
--- a/scripts/install_debian_11.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_debian_11.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ WROLPi has successfully been installed!
 
 Mount your external hard drive to /media/wrolpi if you have one.  Change the
 file permissions if necessary:
- # chown -R wrolpi:wrolpi /media/wrolpi
+ # sudo chown -R wrolpi:wrolpi /media/wrolpi
 
 Start the WROLPi services using:
  # sudo systemctl start wrolpi.target
diff --git a/scripts/install_ubuntu_20.04.sh b/scripts/install_ubuntu_20.04.sh
index 551c2e92..c2e1cf67 100755
--- a/scripts/install_ubuntu_20.04.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_ubuntu_20.04.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ WROLPi has successfully been installed!
 
 Mount your external hard drive to /media/wrolpi if you have one.  Change the
 file permissions if necessary:
- # chown -R wrolpi:wrolpi /media/wrolpi
+ # sudo chown -R wrolpi:wrolpi /media/wrolpi
 
 Start the WROLPi services using:
  # sudo systemctl start wrolpi.target