diff --git a/docs/administration/housekeeping.md b/docs/administration/housekeeping.md
index 9a3444ca0..6f231798d 100644
--- a/docs/administration/housekeeping.md
+++ b/docs/administration/housekeeping.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NetBox includes a `housekeeping` management command that should be run nightly.
 This command can be invoked directly, or by using the shell script provided at `/opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh`. This script can be linked from your cron scheduler's daily jobs directory (e.g. `/etc/cron.daily`) or referenced directly within the cron configuration file.
 
 ```shell
-ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
+sudo ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
 ```
 
 !!! note
diff --git a/docs/installation/3-netbox.md b/docs/installation/3-netbox.md
index bf1b27895..8b31ed67d 100644
--- a/docs/installation/3-netbox.md
+++ b/docs/installation/3-netbox.md
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ NetBox includes a `housekeeping` management command that handles some recurring
 A shell script which invokes this command is included at `contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh`. It can be copied to or linked from your system's daily cron task directory, or included within the crontab directly. (If installing NetBox into a nonstandard path, be sure to update the system paths within this script first.)
 
 ```shell
-ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
+sudo ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
 ```
 
 See the [housekeeping documentation](../administration/housekeeping.md) for further details.
diff --git a/docs/installation/upgrading.md b/docs/installation/upgrading.md
index d59aa50a2..4bc0b2377 100644
--- a/docs/installation/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/installation/upgrading.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sudo systemctl restart netbox netbox-rq
 If upgrading from a release prior to NetBox v3.0, check that a cron task (or similar scheduled process) has been configured to run NetBox's nightly housekeeping command. A shell script which invokes this command is included at `contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh`. It can be linked from your system's daily cron task directory, or included within the crontab directly. (If NetBox has been installed in a nonstandard path, be sure to update the system paths within this script first.)
 
 ```shell
-ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
+sudo ln -s /opt/netbox/contrib/netbox-housekeeping.sh /etc/cron.daily/netbox-housekeeping
 ```
 
 See the [housekeeping documentation](../administration/housekeeping.md) for further details.