diff --git a/tests/common.bash b/tests/common.bash
index 299883fcc2..d4aa446848 100644
--- a/tests/common.bash
+++ b/tests/common.bash
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ extract_kata_env() {
 	HYPERVISOR_PATH=$(kata-runtime kata-env --json | jq -r .Hypervisor.Path)
 	# TODO: there is no kata-runtime of rust version currently
 	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" != "dragonball" ]; then
-		HYPERVISOR_VERSION=$(${HYPERVISOR_PATH} --version | head -n1)
+		HYPERVISOR_VERSION=$(sudo -E ${HYPERVISOR_PATH} --version | head -n1)
 	fi
 	VIRTIOFSD_PATH=$(kata-runtime kata-env --json | jq -r .Hypervisor.VirtioFSDaemon)