diff --git a/alloy/src/lib.rs b/alloy/src/lib.rs
index e3258e5..9f0ab03 100644
--- a/alloy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/alloy/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ fn run_and_activate_alloy() -> Result<(), String> {
     run_command(["systemctl", "enable", "alloy"])?;
     println!("=== finished enabling alloy ===");
 
+    println!("=== adding alloy to docker group ===");
+    run_command(["usermod", "-aG", "docker", "alloy"])?;
+    println!("=== finished adding alloy to docker group ===");
+
     Ok(())
 }