diff --git a/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py b/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py
index 690488e..1b26129 100644
--- a/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py
+++ b/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class MugshotWindow(Window):
         """Handle password prompts from the interactive chfn commands."""
         # Force the C language for guaranteed english strings in the script.
         logger.debug('Executing: %s' % command)
-        child = SudoDialog.env_spawn(command, 5)
+        child = SudoDialog.env_spawn(command, [], 5)
         child.write_to_stdout = True
         try:
             child.expect([".*ssword.*", pexpect.EOF])
diff --git a/mugshot_lib/SudoDialog.py b/mugshot_lib/SudoDialog.py
index d304152..2eeffe6 100644
--- a/mugshot_lib/SudoDialog.py
+++ b/mugshot_lib/SudoDialog.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def check_dependencies(commands=[]):
             return False
 
     # Check for LANG requirements
-    child = env_spawn('sudo -v', 1)
+    child = env_spawn('sudo', ['-v'], 1)
     if child.expect([".*ssword.*", "Sorry",
                      pexpect.EOF,
                      pexpect.TIMEOUT]) == 3:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def check_dependencies(commands=[]):
     child.close()
 
     # Check for sudo rights
-    child = env_spawn('sudo -v', 1)
+    child = env_spawn('sudo', ['-v'], 1)
     try:
         index = child.expect([".*ssword.*", "Sorry",
                               pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT])
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ def check_dependencies(commands=[]):
     return False
 
 
-def env_spawn(command, timeout):
+def env_spawn(command, args, timeout):
     """Use pexpect.spawn, adapt for timeout and env requirements."""
     env = os.environ
     env["LANG"] = "C"
     if use_env:
-        child = pexpect.spawn(command, env)
+        child = pexpect.spawn(command, args, env)
     else:
-        child = pexpect.spawn(command)
+        child = pexpect.spawn(command, args)
     child.timeout = timeout
     return child
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class SudoDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
         Return True if successful.
         '''
         # Set the pexpect variables and spawn the process.
-        child = env_spawn('sudo /bin/true', 1)
+        child = env_spawn('sudo', ['/bin/true'], 1)
         try:
             # Check for password prompt or program exit.
             child.expect([".*ssword.*", pexpect.EOF])
diff --git a/po/mugshot.pot b/po/mugshot.pot
index c740658..cce1783 100644
--- a/po/mugshot.pot
+++ b/po/mugshot.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-04-11 19:06-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-08-06 05:17-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"