diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 3dd1f314c..d335e8508 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if [[ "${args[0]}" =~ ^--.* ]]; then
 fi
 ! has_tty && DOKKU_QUIET_OUTPUT=1
 
-if [[ $(id -un) != "dokku" && $1 != plugin:*install* && $1 != "plugin:update" ]]; then
+if [[ $(id -un) != "dokku" && $1 != plugin:*install* && $1 != "plugin:update" && $1 != nginx:*-logs ]]; then
   sudo -u dokku -E -H $0 "$@"
   exit
 fi
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index 3699f25f7..b965951ff 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ EOF
       NGINX_LOGS_ARGS="-n 20"
     fi
 
-    sudo tail "$NGINX_LOGS_ARGS" "$NGINX_LOGS_PATH"
+    tail "$NGINX_LOGS_ARGS" "$NGINX_LOGS_PATH"
     ;;
 
   help | nginx:help)
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index 674b00a87..c348c3b22 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
   ubuntu)
     echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/etc/init.d/nginx reload, /usr/sbin/nginx -t" > /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
-    echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/tail" >> /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
     ;;
 
   opensuse)
     echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/service nginx reload, /usr/sbin/nginx -t" > /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
-    echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/tail" >> /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
     ;;
 esac