diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index 6dc82f63..97f0ce6e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN yum -y install --nogpgcheck epel-release && \
     rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-* && \
     yum -y install make libgit2-glib tito python-pylint  \
                     python-nose python-mako python-flask \
-                    python-coverage libselinux-python    \
+                    python-coverage libselinux-python sudo \
                     pykickstart python2-pytoml python-sphinx \
                     python2-mock python-semantic_version && \
     yum clean all && \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61edec2b..20eb3df0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ check:
 # /api/docs/ tests require we have the documentation already built
 test: docs
 	@echo "*** Running tests ***"
-	PYTHONPATH=$(PYTHONPATH):./src/ $(PYTHON) -m nose -v --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-branches \
+	sudo PYTHONPATH=$(PYTHONPATH):./src/ $(PYTHON) -m nose -v --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-branches \
 			--cover-package=pylorax --cover-inclusive \
 			./src/pylorax/ ./tests/pylorax/