diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-daemontools-liquidsoap.sh b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-daemontools-liquidsoap.sh
index 3a0f3eef7..4005cfd48 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-daemontools-liquidsoap.sh
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-daemontools-liquidsoap.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ echo "*** Daemontools: starting liquidsoap"
 exec 2>&1
 
 cd /usr/lib/airtime/pypo/bin/scripts
-sudo PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path} -u ${ls_user} ${ls_path} ${ls_param}
+
+export PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path}
+su ${ls_user} -c "${ls_path} ${ls_param}"
+
 # EOF
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
index 311d9ff70..2500a7679 100755
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ echo "*** Daemontools: starting daemon"
 exec 2>&1
 # Note the -u when calling python! we need it to get unbuffered binary stdout and stderr
 
-sudo PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path} -u ${recorder_user} python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}
+export PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path}
+su ${recorder_user} -c "python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}"
+
+
 # EOF