diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec.yml b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
index 6e73989b2..7595ba4eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: create spec
       run: |
-        sudo make spec-install
+        make spec-install
         make spec
 
     - name: upload spec
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c597ea922..850acc461 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ spec-install:
 	$(if $(shell command -v apt-get 2> /dev/null),,$(error 'apt-get' not found - install jq, sponge, and go-swagger manually))
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Installing utilities (jq and sponge)"
-	@apt-get update
-	@apt-get install -y jq moreutils
+	@sudo apt-get update
+	@sudo apt-get install -y jq moreutils
 	@echo "### Installing go-swagger"
 	@go install github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger@latest