diff --git a/roles/iiab-admin/templates/sshpwd-profile-iiab.sh.j2 b/roles/iiab-admin/templates/sshpwd-profile-iiab.sh.j2
index 7cea14c41..1dc7d0c2f 100755
--- a/roles/iiab-admin/templates/sshpwd-profile-iiab.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/iiab-admin/templates/sshpwd-profile-iiab.sh.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ check_user_pwd() {
 
     # 2021-08-28: New OS's use 'yescrypt' so use Perl instead of Python (#2949)
     # This also helps avoid parsing the (NEW) 4th sub-field in $y$j9T$SALT$HASH
-    field2=$(sudo grep "^$1:" /etc/shadow | cut -d: -f2) || return 2    # TRY TO FORCE ERROR if /etc/shadow not readable even with sudo
+    field2=$(sudo -n grep "^$1:" /etc/shadow | cut -d: -f2) || return 2    # TRY TO FORCE ERROR if /etc/shadow not readable even with sudo
     [[ $(perl -e "print crypt('$2', '$field2')") == $field2 ]]
 
     # # $meth (hashing method) is typically '6' which implies 5000 rounds