diff --git a/template b/template
index 57d3154..502d20c 100755
--- a/template
+++ b/template
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "Starting $name"
         cd "$dir"
         if [ -z "$user" ]; then
-            sudo $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
+            eval sudo $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
         else
-            sudo -u "$user" $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
+            eval sudo -u "$user" $cmd >> "$stdout_log" 2>> "$stderr_log" &
         fi
         echo $! > "$pid_file"
         if ! is_running; then