diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3086a3b..1abde0f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ runs:
         FLATPAK_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
         mkdir ${FLATPAK_DIR}/repo
         mkdir ${FLATPAK_DIR}/triggers
-        mkdir /github || true
-        ln -s ${{ github.workspace }} /github/workspace
+        sudo mkdir /github || true
+        sudo ln -s ${{ github.workspace }} /github/workspace
         DIR_REFS=$(cat ${{ inputs.flatpak_remote_refs_dir }}/* )
         cat << EOF | docker run -i --entrypoint bash -e FLATPAK_SYSTEM_DIR=/flatpak_dir/repo -e FLATPAK_TRIGGERSDIR=/flatpak_dir/triggers --volume ${FLATPAK_DIR}:/flatpak_dir ${image}
         set -ex