diff --git a/script/installalacritty b/script/installalacritty
index 16f1a53..a74018d 100755
--- a/script/installalacritty
+++ b/script/installalacritty
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cd $destdir
 echo "Building alacritty..."
 if [ $(uname -s) = "Darwin" ]; then
   make app
-  echo "To install: cp -r $destdir/target/release/osx/Alacritty.app /Applications/"
+  sudo cp -av $destdir/target/release/osx/Alacritty.app /Applications/
 else
   cargo build --release
   echo "Installing alacritty..."