diff --git a/setup-remote.sh b/setup-remote.sh
index 6863581..8e41cee 100755
--- a/setup-remote.sh
+++ b/setup-remote.sh
@@ -165,20 +165,20 @@ install_packages() {
         debian)
             export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
             apt-get update -qq
-            apt-get install -y -qq lm-sensors pciutils iproute2 util-linux >/dev/null
+            apt-get install -y -qq sudo lm-sensors pciutils iproute2 util-linux >/dev/null
             # Auto-detect sensor modules
             sensors-detect --auto >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
             ;;
         alpine)
             apk update --quiet
-            apk add --quiet lm-sensors pciutils iproute2 util-linux bash
+            apk add --quiet sudo lm-sensors pciutils iproute2 util-linux bash
             # Auto-detect sensor modules
             sensors-detect --auto >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
             ;;
         openwrt)
             opkg update >/dev/null 2>&1
             # Best-effort - not all packages exist on all architectures
-            opkg install lm-sensors pciutils ip-full coreutils-stat 2>/dev/null || true
+            opkg install sudo lm-sensors pciutils ip-full coreutils-stat 2>/dev/null || true
             ;;
         *)
             echo "Warning: unknown OS, skipping package install"