diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 52d364e0..213759f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tune the environment
         run: |
           cat /proc/sys/fs/aio-max-nr
-          echo "fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+          sudo echo "fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
           sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
+          cat /proc/sys/fs/aio-max-nr
 
       - name: Run Benchmarks
         run: |