diff --git a/integration/specs/app_spec.ts b/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
index 402f85a613..311f7bb951 100644
--- a/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
+++ b/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe("app start", () => {
   })
 
   it('allows to add a cluster', async () => {
-    const status = spawnSync("minikube status", {shell: true})
+    const status = spawnSync("minikube status || sudo minikube status", {shell: true})
     if (status.status !== 0) {
       console.warn("minikube not running, skipping test")
       return
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe("app start", () => {
   })
 
   it('allows to create a pod', async () => {
-    const status = spawnSync("minikube status", {shell: true})
+    const status = spawnSync("minikube status || sudo minikube status", {shell: true})
     if (status.status !== 0) {
       console.warn("minikube not running, skipping test")
       return