diff --git a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux.txt b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux.txt
index 8bd5ef33b82..50e7c18e936 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Alternatively, you may use ``sudo`` to get root privileges:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10
+   sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10
 
 Edit the ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` file to include the 10gen
 repository.