diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 5e87dc7..352eed0 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 PROGNAME = "tsshbatch.py"
 BASENAME = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV  = BASENAME.upper()
-RCSID    = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.117 2011/11/04 20:08:28 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.118 2011/11/15 20:56:27 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 SEPARATOR   = " --->  "
 SUCCESS     = "SUCCESS"
 SUDO        = 'sudo'
+SUDOARGS    = '-S'
 TRAILER     = ": "
 USAGE       = "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-k] [-n name] [-p pw] [-h 'host host ..' | serverlistfile] command arg arg arg \n" +\
     "          where,\n"                                                                 +\
@@ -112,12 +113,17 @@
         else:
             ssh.connect(host, username=user, password=pw)
 
-#        chan = ssh.invoke_shell()
-#        stdin, stdout, stderr = chan.exec_command('tty')
-#        stdin.write("%s\n" % command)
+        # If this is a sudo run, force password to be read
+        # from stdin thereby avoiding fiddling around with ptys.
+
+        if command.startswith(SUDO):
+            command = command.replace(SUDO, "%s %s" % (SUDO, SUDOARGS))
+
+        # Run the command
+
         stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command(command)
 
-        # Handle sudo commands
+        # If doing a sudo command, send the password
 
         if command.startswith(SUDO):
             stdin.write("%s\n" % pw)