diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce2ef31..2f01848 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ rbw config set email admin@muon.host
 rbw config set base_url https://vault.muon.host
 rbw login
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt/etc/ssh
-nix-shell -p jq --run "rbw get --raw sopsssh | jq -r '.data.password'" > /mnt/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-nix-shell -p jq --run "rbw get --raw sopsssh | jq -r '.notes'" > /mnt/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
+nix-shell -p jq --run "rbw get --raw sopsssh | jq -r '.data.password'" | sudo tee /mnt/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
+nix-shell -p jq --run "rbw get --raw sopsssh | jq -r '.notes'" | sudo tee /mnt/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt/var/lib/sops-nix
 sudo chown muon:users /mnt/var/lib/sops-nix -R
 rbw get sops > /mnt/var/lib/sops-nix/key.txt