diff --git a/transmission/start.sh b/transmission/start.sh
index 456a43faf..de19c3fa3 100755
--- a/transmission/start.sh
+++ b/transmission/start.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fi
 . /etc/transmission/userSetup.sh
 
 echo "STARTING TRANSMISSION"
-exec sudo -E -u ${RUN_AS} /usr/bin/transmission-daemon -g ${TRANSMISSION_HOME} --logfile ${TRANSMISSION_HOME}/transmission.log &
+exec su --preserve-environment ${RUN_AS} -c "/usr/bin/transmission-daemon -g ${TRANSMISSION_HOME} --logfile ${TRANSMISSION_HOME}/transmission.log" &
 
 if [ "$OPENVPN_PROVIDER" = "PIA" ]
 then