diff --git a/tools/arkdaemon b/tools/arkdaemon
index 08b635a..caf8df1 100755
--- a/tools/arkdaemon
+++ b/tools/arkdaemon
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
 case "$1" in
   start)
     log_daemon_msg "Starting" "$NAME"
-    sudo -u $steamcmd_user $DAEMON start
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
     if  [ -n "$PID" ];  then
       log_end_msg 0
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   stop)
     log_daemon_msg "Stopping" "$NAME"
-    sudo -u $steamcmd_user $DAEMON stop
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON stop" $steamcmd_user
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
     if  [ -n "$PID" ];  then
       log_end_msg 1
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ case "$1" in
   ;;
 
   restart)
-    sudo -u $steamcmd_user $DAEMON restart
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON restart" $steamcmd_user
   ;;
 
   status)
-    sudo -u $steamcmd_user $DAEMON status
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON status" $steamcmd_user
   ;;
 
   *)