diff --git a/cfar_postgres_setup.sh b/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
index 23a3715faf47fd3a7a5acd53ec34682f7aa3ab5f..9b0bfa20a137a097a13d4189dd4817a7b95cde5d 100755
--- a/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
+++ b/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ echo \$USER is $USER
 source set_env_vars
 for i in $(seq 0 4)
 do
-	sudo su -c "dropdb peasoup_${USER}_v$i" postgres
-	sudo su -c "createdb -O ${USER} peasoup_${USER}_v$i" postgres
+	dropdb peasoup_${USER}_v$i
+	createdb -O ${USER} peasoup_${USER}_v$i
 
 	#Setup the Database to store PEASOUP info
 	PGDATABASE=peasoup_${USER}_v$i $PEASOUP_HOME/tools/db/pdb_setup.sh
-
 done