diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa962d4..505e701 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Steps to deploy a new Data Services API version :
 
     ```
     # in dataservices-api repo root path:
-    cd server/lib/python/cartodb_services && pip install -r requirements.txt && sudo pip install . --upgrade
+    cd server/lib/python/cartodb_services && sudo pip install -r requirements.txt && sudo pip install . --upgrade
     ```
 
 - Create a database to hold all the server part and a user for it