diff --git a/bin/pk b/bin/pk
index 8516758..be27422 100755
--- a/bin/pk
+++ b/bin/pk
@@ -18,26 +18,26 @@ search () {
 update () {
   shift
   if which pacman >/dev/null; then
-    pacman -Sy
+    sudo pacman -Sy
   elif which port >/dev/null; then
-    port selfupdate
+    sudo port selfupdate
   elif which portmaster >/dev/null; then
-    portsnap fetch && portsnap upgrade
+    sudo portsnap fetch && sudo portsnap upgrade
   elif which apt-get >/dev/null; then
-    apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get update
   fi
 }
 
 install () {
   shift 
   if which pacman >/dev/null; then
-    pacman -S $* || aurget -Ss --asroot $*
+    sudo pacman -S $* || sudo aurget -Ss --asroot $*
   elif which port >/dev/null; then
-    port install $*
+    sudo port install $*
   elif which portmaster >/dev/null; then
-    portmaster $*
+    sudo portmaster $*
   elif which apt-get >/dev/null; then
-    apt-get install $*
+    sudo apt-get install $*
   fi
 }