diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.credentials.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.credentials.sh
index 2d09809df..d8a7cd85a 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.credentials.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.credentials.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "sync" ]; then
   if [ "${LNBits}" = "on" ]; then
     echo "# fix the macaroon for LNbits" 
     # https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/pull/1156#issuecomment-623293240
-    /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh write-macaroons
+    sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.lnbits.sh write-macaroons
   fi
   
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