diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b74c159..0f21b15 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ os:
     osx
 
 before_install:
-    sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
+    sudo apt-get install inotify-tools acl
+
+sudo:
+    required
 
 script:
     TRAVIS_RUN=true dev/tests/run_tests.sh
diff --git a/dev/tests/run_tests.sh b/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
index c2e9e9c..e796873 100755
--- a/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function oneTimeSetUp () {
 
 	# This will make travis fail because of missing stuff
 	touch fic
-	chattr +i fic
+	sudo chattr +i fic
 	mount -o remount,acl /
 	setfacl -m o::rwx fic
 	getfacl fic