diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index dac813c..8af433f 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 PROGNAME = "tsshbatch.py"
 BASENAME = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV  = BASENAME.upper()
-CVSID    = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.144 2013/10/22 18:47:06 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID    = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.145 2013/10/22 19:06:20 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = CVSID.split()[2]
 
 CPRT         = "(c)"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
             # If this is a sudo run, force password to be read
             # from stdin thereby avoiding fiddling around with ptys.
 
-            if command.startswith(SUDO):
+            if command.startswith(SUDO + " "):
                 command = command.replace(SUDO, "%s %s" % (SUDO, SUDOARGS), 1)
 
             
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     
             # If doing a sudo command, send the password
     
-            if command.startswith(SUDO):
+            if command.startswith(SUDO + " "):
                 stdin.write("%s\n" % pw)
                 stdin.flush()
     
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 
 SUDOPW = False
 for command in Commands:
-    if command.startswith(SUDO) and not PWORD:
+    if command.startswith(SUDO + " ") and not PWORD:
         SUDOPW = True
 
 if SUDOPW: