diff --git a/bin/installbfa.sh b/bin/installbfa.sh
index 4f27263043ddfeb3dbfdd4d38a9934be90410714..1f193a9f5dba5408c8b73396ac4f56d7a3242dc4 100755
--- a/bin/installbfa.sh
+++ b/bin/installbfa.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ function usersetup
     then
         info "Adding required user \"bfa\""
         adduser --disabled-password --gecos 'Blockchain Federal Argentina' bfa
+        info "Adding user \"bfa\" to group \"sudo\""
+        adduser bfa sudo
     fi
     # If we're running inside a docker, this may already exist but
     # probably owned by root. Let's make sure things are proper.