diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d174bf..611e8fa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ serve:
 	hugo serve -D --bind 0.0.0.0 -b http://${DEV_IP}:1313/
 
 build:
-	# TODO: figure out why this always uses the cache on the last step...
-	docker build --no-cache -t ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${DOCKER_TAG} .
+	sudo docker build --no-cache -t ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${DOCKER_TAG} .
 
 push:
-	docker push ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${DOCKER_TAG}
+	sudo docker push ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${DOCKER_TAG}