diff --git a/etc/sudoers.d/nordvpnd b/etc/sudoers.d/nordvpnd
index df51cc4e..c63a3f03 100644
--- a/etc/sudoers.d/nordvpnd
+++ b/etc/sudoers.d/nordvpnd
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # passwordless sudo systemctl ... for group nordvpn
 %nordvpn ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl stop nordvpnd.service
 %nordvpn ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl start nordvpnd.service
+%nordvpn ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl stop nordvpnd.socket
+%nordvpn ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl start nordvpnd.socket
 %nordvpn ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl restart nordvpnd.service
 # used in my scripts and nordvpn.service.d and yggdrasil.service.d to ensure
 # it works