diff --git a/content/docs/installation/contents.lr b/content/docs/installation/contents.lr
index 133a230a..e8f78e0d 100644
--- a/content/docs/installation/contents.lr
+++ b/content/docs/installation/contents.lr
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ Once you have those installed and have made sure that they are on your `PATH`, y
 get Lektor installed with our installation script:
 
 ```
-$ curl -sf https://www.getlektor.com/install.sh | sh
+# curl -sf https://www.getlektor.com/install.sh | sh
+```
+If you are not logged in as superuser, instead you should try this:
+```
+$ curl -sf https://www.getlektor.com/install.sh | sudo sh
 ```
 If you would like to install Lektor without being prompted, set LEKTOR_SILENT before running the prior command.