diff --git a/files/rke_setup/usr/libexec/rke2/create_rke_user.sh b/files/rke_setup/usr/libexec/rke2/create_rke_user.sh
index 422d58c..304390b 100755
--- a/files/rke_setup/usr/libexec/rke2/create_rke_user.sh
+++ b/files/rke_setup/usr/libexec/rke2/create_rke_user.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 if ! id -u rke &> /dev/null; then
     echo "Creating user 'rke'"
     # Create user 'rke' with home directory using useradd
-    sudo useradd --system -m rke
+    useradd --system -m rke
 fi
 
 # Add 'rke' to docker group
 echo "Adding 'rke' to docker group"
-sudo usermod -aG docker rke
+usermod -aG docker rke
 
 echo "Done"
 exit 0