diff --git a/gravity-sync b/gravity-sync
index 930011f..50e9297 100755
--- a/gravity-sync
+++ b/gravity-sync
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ function task_dev {
     else
         MESSAGE="Enabling ${GS_TASK_TYPE}"
         echo_stat
-        touch ${GS_LOCAL_REPO}/dev
+        sudo touch ${GS_LOCAL_REPO}/dev
         error_validate
         
         MESSAGE="Checking available branches"