diff --git a/home.admin/_background.sh b/home.admin/_background.sh
index 1c16aee..cf2eed8 100644
--- a/home.admin/_background.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_background.sh
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ do
         echo "STARTING AUTO-UNLOCK ..."
 
         # building REST command
-        passwordC=$(cat /root/lnd.autounlock.pwd)
+        passwordC=$(sudo cat /root/lnd.autounlock.pwd)
         passinsert="'${passwordC}'"
-        sudo python /home/admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py $passinsert
+        sudo python /home/admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py ${passinsert}
 
       else
         echo "lncli says not locked"