diff --git a/utils/aws/userdata.sh b/utils/aws/userdata.sh
index a6d6e7976cf3..890606b76a06 100644
--- a/utils/aws/userdata.sh
+++ b/utils/aws/userdata.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ if [ ! -d yolov5 ]; then
 else
   echo "Running re-start script." # resume interrupted runs
   i=0
-  list=$(docker ps -qa) # container list i.e. $'one\ntwo\nthree\nfour'
+  list=$(sudo docker ps -qa) # container list i.e. $'one\ntwo\nthree\nfour'
   while IFS= read -r id; do
     ((i++))
     echo "restarting container $i: $id"
-    docker start $id
-    # docker exec -it $id python train.py --resume # single-GPU
-    docker exec -d $id python utils/aws/resume.py
+    sudo docker start $id
+    # sudo docker exec -it $id python train.py --resume # single-GPU
+    sudo docker exec -d $id python utils/aws/resume.py # multi-scenario
   done <<<"$list"
 fi