diff --git a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/sa_gnb_aerial/aerial_l1_entrypoint.sh b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/sa_gnb_aerial/aerial_l1_entrypoint.sh
index f7d0cee7cd..8abb5b8b0e 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/sa_gnb_aerial/aerial_l1_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/sa_gnb_aerial/aerial_l1_entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export CUDA_MPS_PIPE_DIRECTORY=/var
 export CUDA_MPS_LOG_DIRECTORY=/var
 
 # Stop existing MPS
-echo quit | nvidia-cuda-mps-control
+sudo -E echo quit | sudo -E nvidia-cuda-mps-control
 
 # Start MPS
 sudo -E nvidia-cuda-mps-control -d