diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9489eed..7a37b26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ To run in the foreground:
 
 To run in the background:
 
-    sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
-    sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
 
 On your client machine, use the same configuration as your server. Check the
 README of your client for more information.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a586f2a..003b358 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ To run in the background:
 
 ::
 
-    sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
-    sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
 
 On your client machine, use the same configuration as your server. Check
 the README of your client for more information.