diff --git a/createVhosts.sh b/createVhosts.sh
index c3461cc..1e43c00 100755
--- a/createVhosts.sh
+++ b/createVhosts.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# gain priviledges
+become "$@"
+
 OPTS=$(getopt -o h -l domain:,root:,backend:,listenip:,desc:,donotredirect -n 'createVhosts' -- "$@")
 if [ "$?" -gt '0' ]; then
     echo 'Failed to set command line arguments'