diff --git a/mysql/library/mysql_secure_installation.py b/mysql/library/mysql_secure_installation.py
index eebe8b8..42cb6c4 100644
--- a/mysql/library/mysql_secure_installation.py
+++ b/mysql/library/mysql_secure_installation.py
@@ -298,18 +298,18 @@ def mysql_secure_installation(login_password, new_password, user='root', login_h
             if globals()['connected_with_socket']:
                 connection = mysql.connect(host=login_host, user=user, passwd=login_password, db='mysql',
                                            unix_socket=socket_path['stdout'])
-                mysql_version = runcommand('sudo mysqladmin version | grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d " " -f 3')
+                mysql_version = runcommand('mysqladmin version | grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d " " -f 3')
             else:
                 # print("socket? " + str(globals()['connected_with_socket']))
                 connection = mysql.connect(host=login_host, user=user, passwd=login_password, db='mysql')
                 if not login_password:
                     mysql_version = runcommand(
-                        "sudo mysqladmin version -u {} -h {} | grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 3".format(
+                        "mysqladmin version -u {} -h {} | grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 3".format(
                             user,
                             login_host))
                 else:
                     mysql_version = runcommand(
-                        "sudo mysqladmin version -u {} -h {} -p{}| grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 3".format(
+                        "mysqladmin version -u {} -h {} -p{}| grep -wi server | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 3".format(
                             user,
                             login_host,
                             login_password))