diff --git a/scripts/proxmox/create-proxmox-resource.sh b/scripts/proxmox/create-proxmox-resource.sh
index 7d43d7e..fd4f3a0 100755
--- a/scripts/proxmox/create-proxmox-resource.sh
+++ b/scripts/proxmox/create-proxmox-resource.sh
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ if [[ -z "$built" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: no tarball found under result-${target}/tarball after build." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
-mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
-cp "$built" "${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
+$sudo_pfx mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
+$sudo_pfx cp "$built" "${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
 echo "Built and staged: ${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
 REMOTE_SCRIPT
       local_image="$remote_path"
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ if [[ -z "$built" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: no .raw image found in ${repo_dir} after build." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
-mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
-mv "$built" "${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
+$sudo_pfx mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
+$sudo_pfx mv "$built" "${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
 echo "Built and staged: ${dest_dir}/${dest_name}"
 REMOTE_SCRIPT
       local_image="$remote_path"