diff --git a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
index 24e2e756..5618ddd4 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 source ./setup/functions.sh
 
-ADMIN=$(sudo ./management/cli.py user admins | head -n 1)
+ADMIN=$(./management/cli.py user admins | head -n 1)
 test -z "$1" || ADMIN=$1
 
 echo "I am going to unlock admin features for $ADMIN."