diff --git a/net/ola/Makefile b/net/ola/Makefile
index 2c9528c5dd..eca389d6ba 100644
--- a/net/ola/Makefile
+++ b/net/ola/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ola
 PKG_VERSION:=0.10.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ define Package/ola
   TITLE:=Open Lighting Architecture Daemon
   URL:=https://www.openlighting.org/
   MAINTAINER:=Christian Beier <dontmind@freeshell.org>
-  DEPENDS:=+protobuf +libusb-1.0 +libuuid +libstdcpp +libpthread +librt +zlib +libncurses +liblo +sudo
+  DEPENDS:=+protobuf +libusb-1.0 +libuuid +libstdcpp +libpthread +librt +zlib +libncurses +liblo
 endef
 
 define Package/ola/description
diff --git a/net/ola/files/olad.init b/net/ola/files/olad.init
index f1dff362de..e99239e6bc 100644
--- a/net/ola/files/olad.init
+++ b/net/ola/files/olad.init
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ START=90
 
 start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command sudo -u nobody /usr/bin/olad --syslog --log-level 2 --config-dir /etc/ola
+	procd_set_param user nobody
+	procd_set_param command /usr/bin/olad --syslog --log-level 2 --config-dir /etc/ola
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }