diff --git a/host_backup.conf b/host_backup.conf
index a91eac9..7c0b9bb 100644
--- a/host_backup.conf
+++ b/host_backup.conf
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ REMOTE_HOST_PING=yes
 REMOTE_3RD_PARTY_HOSTS="www.kernel.org www.google.com"
 
 ## If enabled, commands will be executed as superuser on remote side. See documentation for /etc/sudoers configuration ("find", "du", "tee" and "rsync" need to be allowed). Requiretty needs to be disabled.
-SUDO_EXEC=yes
+SUDO_EXEC=no
 
 ###### DATABASE SPECIFIC OPTIONS