diff --git a/ckupeye b/ckupeye
index d769556..e39992d 100755
--- a/ckupeye
+++ b/ckupeye
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ do
     BACKUP_OPTIONS="$BACKUP_OPTIONS --exclude=$exclude"
 done
 
-$BORG_EXECUTABLE $BORG_OPTIONS create --stats $BACKUP_OPTIONS "${BORG_REPO}::${BACKUP_TAG}" ${BACKUP_FILES[@]} $EXPORT_FILES 2>&1
+sudo -E $BORG_EXECUTABLE $BORG_OPTIONS create --stats $BACKUP_OPTIONS "${BORG_REPO}::${BACKUP_TAG}" ${BACKUP_FILES[@]} $EXPORT_FILES 2>&1
 
 echo "→ Remove temporary files"
 rm -f $EXPORT_FILES