diff --git a/test/native/nc-backdoor-echo-s.test b/test/native/nc-backdoor-echo-s.test
index 0540c26..d983f4e 100644
--- a/test/native/nc-backdoor-echo-s.test
+++ b/test/native/nc-backdoor-echo-s.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sudo insmod ../../../build/kovid.ko
 sudo timeout 10 ../../../scripts/bdclient.sh nc localhost 9999
 echo -s > /proc/myprocname
 sudo rmmod kovid
-dmesg
+sudo dmesg
 
 # CHECK: kv: using kprobe for kallsyms_lookup_name
 # CHECK: Waiting for event
diff --git a/test/native/nc-backdoor.test b/test/native/nc-backdoor.test
index fd555d9..0f27278 100644
--- a/test/native/nc-backdoor.test
+++ b/test/native/nc-backdoor.test
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sleep 10
 sudo insmod ../../../build/kovid.ko
 sudo timeout 10 ../../../scripts/bdclient.sh nc localhost 9999
 sudo rmmod kovid
-dmesg
+sudo dmesg
 
 # CHECK: kv: using kprobe for kallsyms_lookup_name
 # CHECK: Waiting for event
diff --git a/test/native/simple-insmod-lkm.test b/test/native/simple-insmod-lkm.test
index bf1aa9e..38278b7 100644
--- a/test/native/simple-insmod-lkm.test
+++ b/test/native/simple-insmod-lkm.test
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sudo dmesg -c
 sleep 10
 sudo insmod ../../../build/kovid.ko
 sudo rmmod kovid
-dmesg
+sudo dmesg
 
 # CHECK: kv: using kprobe for kallsyms_lookup_name
 # CHECK: Waiting for event
diff --git a/test/native/tty-backdoor.test b/test/native/tty-backdoor.test
index 7b282e4..b404346 100644
--- a/test/native/tty-backdoor.test
+++ b/test/native/tty-backdoor.test
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sleep 20
 sudo insmod ../../../build/kovid.ko
 sudo timeout 10 ../../../scripts/bdclient.sh tty localhost 9999
 sudo rmmod kovid
-dmesg
+sudo dmesg
 
 # CHECK: Got event
 # CHECK: hide {{.*}} tail : {{.*}}