diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index eb338a1d..0d7e703e 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ function install_essentials() {
 	    ;;
 	'Linux')
             echo "Linux detected."
-	    hash apt-get &>/dev/null || echo 'apt-get is missing.' && exit
+	    hash apt-get &>/dev/null || (echo 'apt-get is missing.' && exit)
             echo "apt-get found."
-	    apt-get install build-essential
-            apt-get install git
-            git clone git@github.com:IvanMalison/dotfiles.git
+	    sudo apt-get install build-essential
+            sudo apt-get install git
+            sudo git clone git@github.com:IvanMalison/dotfiles.git
             cd dotfiles
             source .debian
 	    ;;