diff --git a/check_smartstatus b/check_smartstatus
index 086b185f787d3cf6df878c33c5ffa66b7ae6e64c..60bab336732b80dce5bd4366d616827cc468b9fd 100755
--- a/check_smartstatus
+++ b/check_smartstatus
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ do
   if [ $iFound -eq 1 ]; then
     sudo smartctl -H $mydevice >/dev/null 2>&1
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      ph.abort "SKIP: smartctl was found - but did not respond results. Maybe no sudo permissions or additional parameters required. $( udo smartctl -H $mydevice )"
+      ph.abort "SKIP: smartctl was found - but did not respond results. Maybe no sudo permissions or additional parameters required. $( sudo smartctl -H $mydevice )"
     fi
   fi