diff --git a/lib/modules/partition.nix b/lib/modules/partition.nix
index 89372d80..885c92e7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/partition.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/partition.nix
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
             mountScript = lib.strings.concatLines (
               builtins.map
                 (_: builtins.concatStringsSep " " [
+                  "sudo"
                   "mount"
                   "--mkdir"
                   (builtins.concatStringsSep " " (builtins.map (_: "-o ${_}") _.mountOptions))
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@
 
             swapScript = lib.strings.concatLines (
               builtins.map
-                (_: "swapon ${partPath _}")
+                (_: "sudo swapon ${partPath _}")
                 (builtins.filter (_: _.useSwap) partitions));
           in lib.strings.concatLines (
             (builtins.map (_: _.script) disks) ++ [