diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index 52dbf49..c3f47f7 100644
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ app=kanboard
 # The parameter $1 is the backup directory location
 # which will be compressed afterward
 backup_dir=$1/apps/$app
-mkdir -p $backup_dir
+sudo mkdir -p $backup_dir
 
 # Backup sources & data
 sudo cp -a /var/www/$app/. $backup_dir/sources
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ sudo mysqldump -u $app -p$db_pwd $app > $backup_dir/$app.dmp
 # Copy Nginx and YunoHost parameters to make the script "standalone"
 sudo cp -a /etc/yunohost/apps/$app/. $backup_dir/yunohost
 domain=$(sudo yunohost app setting $app domain)
-sudo cp -a /etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/$app.conf $backup_dir/nginx.conf
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+sudo cp -a /etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/$app.conf $backup_dir/nginx.conf