diff --git a/lib/core/plugin/node.rb b/lib/core/plugin/node.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/core/plugin/node.rb
+++ b/lib/core/plugin/node.rb
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ class Node < Nucleon.plugin_class(:nucleon, :base)
 
     admin_command = ''
     if as_admin
-      admin_command = config.delete(:admin_command, 'sudo -i') if user.to_s != 'root'
+      admin_command = config.delete(:admin_command, 'sudo -i')
       admin_command = extension_set(:admin_command, admin_command, config)
     else
       config.delete(:admin_command)
Wrapping admin command in base node plugin command method in sudo to fix issues with RVM.