diff --git a/gitea-updater b/gitea-updater
index f0ea693..8e8ca83 100644
--- a/gitea-updater
+++ b/gitea-updater
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ function update_gitea {
 	systemctl stop gitea.service
 
 	# download the latest version
-	sudo curl --location --output /usr/local/bin/gitea --silent --show-error --fail https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/${1}/gitea-${1}-linux-amd64
+	curl --location --output /usr/local/bin/gitea --silent --show-error --fail https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/${1}/gitea-${1}-linux-amd64
 
 	# set the correct permissions
-	sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitea
+	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitea
 	restorecon /usr/local/bin/gitea
 	restorecon /var/lib/gitea/log/gitea.log