diff --git a/scripts/createdb_bullseye.sh b/scripts/createdb_bullseye.sh
index bdc8d8e..e21c54f 100755
--- a/scripts/createdb_bullseye.sh
+++ b/scripts/createdb_bullseye.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 exit
 EOF
 sudo -u${USER} sed -i "s/databasepassword/${DB_PWD}/g" /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/analyze.py
-sudo -u${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_host =.*/mysqli.default_host = localhost/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
-sudo -u${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_user =.*/mysqli.default_user = birder/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
-sudo -u${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_pw =.*/mysqli.default_pw = ${DB_PWD}/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_host =.*/mysqli.default_host = localhost/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_user =.*/mysqli.default_user = birder/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_pw =.*/mysqli.default_pw = ${DB_PWD}/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_db_pwd_bullseye.sh b/scripts/update_db_pwd_bullseye.sh
index e5147d1..2f0c80f 100755
--- a/scripts/update_db_pwd_bullseye.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_db_pwd_bullseye.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ mysql -e "
 sudo -u ${USER} git -C /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi checkout -f analyze.py
 sudo -u ${USER} git -C /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi checkout -f scripts/viewdb.php 
 sudo -u ${USER} sed -i "s/databasepassword/${DB_PWD}/g" /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/analyze.py
-sudo -u ${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_host =.*/mysqli.default_host = localhost/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
-sudo -u ${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_user =.*/mysqli.default_user = birder/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
-sudo -u ${USER} sed -i "s/mysqli.default_pw =.*/mysqli.default_pw = ${DB_PWD}/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_host =.*/mysqli.default_host = localhost/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_user =.*/mysqli.default_user = birder/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini
+sed -i "s/mysqli.default_pw =.*/mysqli.default_pw = ${DB_PWD}/g" /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini