diff --git a/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/cluster.yaml b/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/cluster.yaml
index 0a4388533..6421627ee 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/cluster.yaml
+++ b/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/cluster.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ worker_nodes:
     InstanceType: m5.xlarge
 initialization_commands: []
 setup_commands:
-    - apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev git -y
+    - sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev git -y
     - 'rm -r wrk || true && git clone https://github.com/wg/wrk.git wrk && cd wrk && make -j && cp wrk /usr/local/bin'
     - ray install-nightly
 head_setup_commands: []
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/single.yaml b/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/single.yaml
index 4500d65ab..3ab6b260a 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/single.yaml
+++ b/python/ray/serve/benchmarks/single.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ head_node:
 
 initialization_commands: []
 setup_commands:
-    - apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev git -y
+    - sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev git -y
     - 'rm -r wrk || true && git clone https://github.com/wg/wrk.git wrk && cd wrk && make -j && cp wrk /usr/local/bin'
     - ray install-nightly
 head_setup_commands: []