diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index adbc58b9..0a982244 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Changes to rhel9CIS
 
+## 1.0.10
+
+- [#72](https://github.com/ansible-lockdown/RHEL9-CIS/issues/72)
+  - Only run check when paybook user not a superuser
+- fix for 5.5.3 thanks to @nrg-fv
+
 ## 1.0.9
+
 fixed assert for user password set
 
 thanks to @byjunks
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f8958478..277e43fc 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
             sudo_password_rule: rhel9cis_rule_5_3_4
   when:
       - rhel9cis_rule_5_3_4
+      - ansible_env.SUDO_USER is defined
       - not system_is_ec2
   tags:
       - user_passwd
diff --git a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.5.x.yml b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.5.x.yml
index 566823ad..bb3cf346 100644
--- a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.5.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.5.x.yml
@@ -77,19 +77,11 @@
       - patch
       - rule_5.5.2
 
-- name: "5.5.3 | PATCH | Ensure password reuse is limited"
-  block:
-      - name: "5.5.3 | PATCH | Ensure password reuse is limited | pwquality"
-        ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-            path: /etc/pam.d/system-auth
-            line: "password    requisite     pam_pwhistory.so try_first_pass enforce_for_root retry=3 remember={{ rhel9cis_pam_faillock.remember }}"
-            insertafter: '^password\s*requisite\s*pam_pwquality.so'
-
-      - name: "5.5.3 | PATCH | Ensure password reuse is limited | pam_unix"
-        ansible.builtin.replace:
-            path: /etc/pam.d/system-auth
-            regexp: '^password\s*sufficient\s*pam_unix.so.*$'
-            replace: 'password    sufficient    pam_unix.so sha512 shadow try_first_pass use_authtok remember={{ rhel9cis_pam_faillock.remember }}'
+- name: "5.5.3 | PATCH | Ensure password reuse is limited | pwquality"
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+      path: /etc/pam.d/system-auth
+      line: "password    requisite     pam_pwhistory.so try_first_pass enforce_for_root retry=3 remember={{ rhel9cis_pam_faillock.remember }}"
+      insertafter: '^password\s*requisite\s*pam_pwquality.so'
   when:
       - rhel9cis_rule_5_5_3
   tags: