diff --git a/utils.inc.php b/utils.inc.php
index 12391ce..9c2e012 100644
--- a/utils.inc.php
+++ b/utils.inc.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function createNginxConfig($domain, $user, $herseUser, $hersePass)
         throw new Exception('You need an username AND a password to add a herse.');
     } else {
         // add password file to domain
-        exec('mkdir -p /home'.'/'.$user.'/'.$domain);
+        exec('sudo -u '.$user.' mkdir -p /home'.'/'.$user.'/'.$domain);
         file_put_contents(
             '/home'.'/'.$user.'/'.$domain.'/.htpasswd',
             $herseUser.':'.password_hash($hersePass, PASSWORD_BCRYPT)