diff --git a/cmd/updater/update.sh b/cmd/updater/update.sh
index 9bca96b873..136ce67d51 100755
--- a/cmd/updater/update.sh
+++ b/cmd/updater/update.sh
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function run_systemd_action() {
                 echo "systemd system service: $action"
                 return 0
             fi
-        elif grep sudo <(groups "$process_owner" &> /dev/null); then
+        elif grep sudo <(groups "$process_owner") &> /dev/null; then
             if sudo -n systemctl "$action" "algorand@$(systemd-escape "$data_dir")"; then
                 echo "sudo -n systemd system service: $action"
                 return 0