diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 33c17d83..65ae0eda 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1607,8 +1607,7 @@ impl Config {
         self.config_file.misc.as_ref().and_then(|misc| misc.sudo_command)
     }
 
-    /// If `true`, `sudo` should be called after `pre_commands` in order to elevate at the
-    /// start of the session (and not in the middle).
+    /// If `true`, `sudo -v` should be called to cache credentials at the start of the run
     pub fn pre_sudo(&self) -> bool {
         self.config_file
             .misc
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b13f58d5..fb7a35f9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -206,18 +206,18 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
         None
     };
 
-    if let Some(commands) = config.pre_commands() {
-        for (name, command) in commands {
-            generic::run_custom_command(name, command, &ctx)?;
-        }
-    }
-
     if config.pre_sudo() {
         if let Some(sudo) = ctx.sudo() {
             sudo.elevate(&ctx)?;
         }
     }
 
+    if let Some(commands) = config.pre_commands() {
+        for (name, command) in commands {
+            generic::run_custom_command(name, command, &ctx)?;
+        }
+    }
+
     for step in step::default_steps() {
         step.run(&mut runner, &ctx)?
     }