diff --git a/sbin/dm_deploy_ds_web_service.sh b/sbin/dm_deploy_ds_web_service.sh
index fb08ef1ec7f95b315ae98a08582240970b30f757..6c7b4ad2246f5e15c9281ce237d8463a540935f5 100755
--- a/sbin/dm_deploy_ds_web_service.sh
+++ b/sbin/dm_deploy_ds_web_service.sh
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ eval $cmd || exit 1
 configureSudo="N"
 read -p "Would you like to configure sudo rules (requires root password) in order to allow the $DM_SYSTEM_USER user to manage user groups and file system permissions? [y|N] " configureSudo
 if [ "$configureSudo" = "y" -o "$configureSudo" = "Y" ]; then
-    sudoersFile=/etc/sudoers.d/$DM_DB_NAME
+    sudoersFile=/etc/sudoers.d/$USER
     echo "Preparing DM sudo rules file $sudoersFile"
     cmd="su -c \"cat $DM_ROOT_DIR/etc/${DM_DB_NAME}.sudo-rules.template \
         | sed 's?DM_DATA_DIR?$DM_DATA_DIR?g' \
-        | sed 's?DM_SYSTEM_USER?$DM_SYSTEM_USER?g' \
+        | sed 's?DM_SYSTEM_USER?$USER?g' \
         | sed 's?DM_HOSTNAME?$DM_HOSTNAME?g' \
         > $sudoersFile\""
     eval $cmd || exit 1