diff --git a/borgmatic_setup.sh b/borgmatic_setup.sh
index 9c178c6..4e58cdf 100755
--- a/borgmatic_setup.sh
+++ b/borgmatic_setup.sh
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function run_command {
     dbg "Running command: sudo $*"
 
     exec 3>&1
-    output=$(eval "sudo $@" 2>&1)
+    output=$(sudo "$@" 2>&1)
     status=$?
     echo "$output" | while read -r line; do dbg "$line"; done 1>&3
     exec 3>&-