diff --git a/src/routes/v2/authenticated/sites.ts b/src/routes/v2/authenticated/sites.ts
index 3f47f5344..68856b8ed 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/authenticated/sites.ts
+++ b/src/routes/v2/authenticated/sites.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class SitesRouter {
     router.post(
       "/:siteName/launchSite",
       attachSiteHandler,
-      this.authorizationMiddleware.verifySiteMember,
+      this.authorizationMiddleware.verifySiteAdmin,
       attachReadRouteHandlerWrapper(this.launchSite)
     )