diff --git a/template b/template
index de3944f..99edeb3 100755
--- a/template
+++ b/template
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ case "$1" in
         if [ -z "$user" ]; then
             sudo $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
         else
-            sudo -u "$user" $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
+            sudo -i -u "$user" $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
         fi
         echo $! > "$pid_file"
         if ! is_running; then