diff --git a/bin/pdns.sh b/bin/pdns.sh
index 586b12a..a5b6cfc 100755
--- a/bin/pdns.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # powerdns-tools include file, used by other powerdns-tools bash scripts
 
 # Must be root, attempt sudo if need be. root is not actually required for the API commands, but we want to restrict access.
-if [ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ]; then
-  exec sudo -u root --shell /bin/bash $0 $@
+if [ "$USER" != "root" ]; then
+  exec sudo -u root $0 $@
 fi
 
 # Load local config