diff --git a/pages/common/virsh.md b/pages/common/virsh.md
index 9b308c00a1..56e861b579 100644
--- a/pages/common/virsh.md
+++ b/pages/common/virsh.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - Activate a network named `default`:
 
-`virsh net-start {{default}}`
+`sudo virsh net-start {{default}}`
 
 - List all domains: