diff --git a/borgmatic_setup.sh b/borgmatic_setup.sh
index 51e2a43..1ffaf9f 100755
--- a/borgmatic_setup.sh
+++ b/borgmatic_setup.sh
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ fi
 
 # check first if ssh key is already present on the remote end
 if ! inf_follow "Checking if ssh key is already present on $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;32mYes\e[0m" "\e[1;31mNo\e[0m" run_command ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes -i "$SSH_KEY_FILE" -p "$SSH_PORT" -l "$SSH_USER" "$SSH_HOST" exit; then
-    if ! inf_follow "Copying ssh key to $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;32mOK\e[0m" "\e[1;31mFAILED\e[0m" run_command sudo bash -c "sshpass -p '$SSH_PASSWORD' ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes -p '$SSH_PORT' '$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST' 'mkdir -p .ssh && cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys' < '$SSH_KEY_FILE'"; then
+    if ! inf_follow "Copying ssh key to $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;32mOK\e[0m" "\e[1;31mFAILED\e[0m" run_command bash -c "sshpass -p '$SSH_PASSWORD' ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes -p '$SSH_PORT' '$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST' 'mkdir -p .ssh && cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys' < '$SSH_KEY_FILE'"; then
         err "Failed to copy ssh key to $SSH_HOST."
         err "Please validate your ssh password and and host settings and try again."
         err "If the error persists, please contact the support at $SCRIPT_SUPPORT."