diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2.dev b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2.dev
index c4851ad10c..cc59875e9e 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2.dev
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2.dev
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ factory.addStep(steps.Git(
 
 # run the runner
 factory.addStep(steps.ShellCommand(
-    command=['sudo', "runtask",
+    command=["runtask",
              '-i', util.Interpolate('%(prop:item)s'),
              '-t', util.Interpolate('%(prop:item_type)s'),
              '-a', util.Interpolate('%(prop:arch)s'),