diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerimagesim.yml b/.github/workflows/dockerimagesim.yml
index 13efe2db..c7df46d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerimagesim.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerimagesim.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: test
       run: python3 scripts/docker_test.py DockerfileSimulation sgxwallet_sim ${GITHUB_SHA}
     - name: cleanup
-      run: rm -rf sgx_data
+      run: sudo rm -rf sgx_data
     - name: build and deploy docker image
       if: |
             contains(github.ref, 'develop') || contains(github.ref, 'beta') ||