diff --git a/cmd/restray/restic.go b/cmd/restray/restic.go
index bd484e2..3e87b4c 100644
--- a/cmd/restray/restic.go
+++ b/cmd/restray/restic.go
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ func findResticFromShell() string {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		return ""
 	}
+	if sudoUser := os.Getenv("SUDO_USER"); sudoUser != "" {
+		out, err := exec.Command("sudo", "-n", "-u", sudoUser, "-i", "which", "restic").Output()
+		if err == nil {
+			if p := strings.TrimSpace(string(out)); p != "" {
+				if _, err := os.Stat(p); err == nil {
+					return p
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	shell := os.Getenv("SHELL")
 	if shell == "" {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {