diff --git a/scripts/test/install-git-runner.sh b/scripts/test/install-git-runner.sh
index d1a853719964d158f3926d5c727f3aa9930d525e..122915a8951c9e52f503fe3767b019d7af92885d 100755
--- a/scripts/test/install-git-runner.sh
+++ b/scripts/test/install-git-runner.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ apt-get update
 wget -O /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner https://gitlab-runner-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/binaries/gitlab-runner-linux-amd64
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner
 useradd --comment 'GitLab Runner' --create-home gitlab-runner --shell /bin/bash
+echo "gitlab-runner ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 
 gitlab-runner install --user=gitlab-runner --working-directory=/home/gitlab-runner
 gitlab-runner start
@@ -11,4 +12,4 @@ gitlab-runner start
 gitlab-runner register -n --url https://gitlab.it-innovation.soton.ac.uk/ --r sN3wMQp8EiAv7znNwG5s --executor shell --locked true --name ${HOSTNAME} --description ${HOSTNAME} --run-untagged true
 
 apt-get -y install python3 python3-pip python-influxdb
-update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
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+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10