diff --git a/config b/config
index db2860fd..49a095b9 100755
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -1561,12 +1561,10 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-M" ]; then
 
 #	echo $MODE
 	echo
-	echo $MODE > /home/pi/CubeSatSim/failure_mode.txt
+	sudo echo $MODE > /home/pi/CubeSatSim/failure_mode.txt
 
 	echo "Changing simulated failure mode to $MODE" | wall
 
-
-
 elif [ "$1" = "-N" ]; then
 
 	FILE=/home/pi/CubeSatSim/failure_mode.txt