diff --git a/debian/wcsinstd.init b/debian/wcsinstd.init
index 0c6553a..cf6c93b 100644
--- a/debian/wcsinstd.init
+++ b/debian/wcsinstd.init
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
 	manage)
 		shift
-		sudo -E -u wcsinstd python /usr/lib/$NAME/manage.py "$@"
+		if [ $(id -un) != 'wcsinstd' ]; then
+			sudo -E -u wcsinstd python /usr/lib/$NAME/manage.py "$@"
+		else
+			python /usr/lib/$NAME/manage.py "$@"
+		fi
 	;;
   *)
 	#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2