diff --git a/check_journallog b/check_journallog
index 15e76b784f38dbdc6a62b4829b63e70073d1ca3a..b77503a9515bded2a09d2d2155891df2c9058258 100755
--- a/check_journallog
+++ b/check_journallog
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # 2023-10-12  v0.1  <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>     initial version
 # ======================================================================
 
-
 . $( dirname $0 )/inc_pluginfunctions
 
 export self_APPVERSION=0.1
diff --git a/docs/20_Checks/check_journallog.md b/docs/20_Checks/check_journallog.md
index 2012aecd79bfc0a81392145993e38c8d38be2bdf..d59448853fb1ab87d389c95f3545011eb4bd91fe 100644
--- a/docs/20_Checks/check_journallog.md
+++ b/docs/20_Checks/check_journallog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ This check requires access to journalctl.
 ## Requirements
 
 * `journalctl` binary
+* sudo permissions to `journalctl`
+
+```txt
+icingaclient ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/journalctl
+```
 
 ## Syntax