diff --git a/ruuvitag_sensor/adapters/nix_hci.py b/ruuvitag_sensor/adapters/nix_hci.py
index c671f4f..1e06cf9 100644
--- a/ruuvitag_sensor/adapters/nix_hci.py
+++ b/ruuvitag_sensor/adapters/nix_hci.py
@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ def start(bt_device=''):
         if not bt_device:
             bt_device = 'hci0'
 
+        is_root = os.getuid() == 0
+
         log.info('Start receiving broadcasts (device %s)', bt_device)
         DEVNULL = subprocess.DEVNULL if sys.version_info >= (3, 3) else open(os.devnull, 'wb')
 
         def reset_ble_adapter():
-            log.info("FYI: Calling a process with sudo: hciconfig %s reset", bt_device)
-            return subprocess.call(
-                'sudo hciconfig %s reset' % bt_device,
-                shell=True,
-                stdout=DEVNULL)
+            cmd = 'hciconfig %s reset' % bt_device
+            log.info("FYI: Calling a process{}: {}".format(
+                "" if is_root else " with sudo", cmd))
+
+            cmd = "sudo {}".format(cmd) if not is_root else cmd
+            return subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True, stdout=DEVNULL)
 
         def start_with_retry(func, try_count, interval, msg):
             retcode = func()
@@ -53,12 +56,22 @@ def start_with_retry(func, try_count, interval, msg):
             log.info('Problem with hciconfig reset. Exit.')
             exit(1)
 
-        log.info("FYI: Spawning process with sudo: hcitool -i %s lescan2 --duplicates --passive", bt_device)
-        hcitool = ptyprocess.PtyProcess.spawn(
-            ['sudo', '-n', 'hcitool', '-i', bt_device, 'lescan2', '--duplicates', '--passive'])
-        log.info("FYI: Spawning process with sudo: hcidump -i %s --raw", bt_device)
-        hcidump = ptyprocess.PtyProcess.spawn(
-            ['sudo', '-n', 'hcidump', '-i', bt_device, '--raw'])
+        cmd = ['hcitool', '-i', bt_device, 'lescan2', '--duplicates', '--passive']
+        log.info("FYI: Spawning process{}: {}".format(
+            "" if is_root else " with sudo", ' '.join(str(i) for i in cmd)))
+
+        if not is_root:
+            cmd.insert(0, "sudo")
+        hcitool = ptyprocess.PtyProcess.spawn(cmd)
+
+        cmd = ['hcidump', '-i', bt_device, '--raw']
+        log.info("FYI: Spawning process{}: {}".format(
+            "" if is_root else " with sudo", ' '.join(str(i) for i in cmd)))
+
+        if not is_root:
+            cmd.insert(0, "sudo")
+        hcidump = ptyprocess.PtyProcess.spawn(cmd)
+
         return (hcitool, hcidump)
 
     @staticmethod