diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index b436af8e0..cf18e2998 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ spinifex-daemon ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /sbin/ip, /usr/sbin/ip
 spinifex-daemon ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/ovs-vsctl, /usr/bin/ovs-appctl
 spinifex-daemon ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/dhcpcd
 
-# Spinifex VPC daemon: OVN and OVS read/write, OVN controller status check
+# Spinifex VPC daemon: OVN and OVS read/write, OVN controller status check and DHCP
+spinifex-vpcd ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/dhcpcd
 spinifex-vpcd ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/ovs-vsctl, /usr/bin/ovs-appctl
 spinifex-vpcd ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/ovn-nbctl, /usr/bin/ovn-sbctl
 spinifex-vpcd ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet ovn-controller
diff --git a/spinifex/services/vpcd/vpcd.go b/spinifex/services/vpcd/vpcd.go
index cb562f456..535f79b91 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/vpcd/vpcd.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/vpcd/vpcd.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (svc *Service) Reload() error {
 var checkBrInt = func() error {
 	cmd := sudoCommand("ovs-vsctl", "br-exists", "br-int")
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("br-int does not exist: run ./scripts/setup-ovn.sh --management")
+		return fmt.Errorf("br-int does not exist (%w): run ./scripts/setup-ovn.sh --management", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }