diff --git a/k8s/c2d_deployer.Makefile b/k8s/c2d_deployer.Makefile
index 3d91afe08c..c8e94041d6 100644
--- a/k8s/c2d_deployer.Makefile
+++ b/k8s/c2d_deployer.Makefile
@@ -67,10 +67,16 @@ TESTER_BUILDER := tester-builder-$(shell echo $$RANDOM)
 	  echo "Downloading crane version $$VERSION..."; \
 	  curl -sL "https://github.com/google/go-containerregistry/releases/download/$$VERSION/go-containerregistry_$${OS}_$${ARCH}.tar.gz" > go-containerregistry.tar.gz; \
 	  tar -zxvf go-containerregistry.tar.gz crane; \
-	  sudo mv crane /usr/local/bin/crane; \
-	  chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+		if command -v sudo &>/dev/null; then \
+			sudo mv crane /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+			sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+			sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+		else \
+			mv crane /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+			chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+			chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crane; \
+		fi; \
 	  rm go-containerregistry.tar.gz; \
-		sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crane; \
 	  echo "crane successfully installed"; \
 	else \
 	  echo "crane is already installed"; \