diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5a2f803..5196091 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - npm-v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "Pipfile.lock" }}
-      - run: sudo systemctl start docker
+      - run: su -c service docker start
       - run: docker container run --name flask_db_test -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=somePwd -e POSTGRES_USER=myUsr -p 5432:5432 -d postgres
       - run: sleep 1
       - run: export DATABASE_URL=postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/myUsr