diff --git a/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md b/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md
index f6f23400a..798862566 100644
--- a/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/migrating_from_source_otp_en.md
@@ -86,26 +86,26 @@ export FLAVOUR="amd64-musl"
 
 # Clone the release build into a temporary directory and unpack it
 # Replace `stable` with `unstable` if you want to run the unstable branch
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+sudo -Hu pleroma "
 curl 'https://git.pleroma.social/api/v4/projects/2/jobs/artifacts/stable/download?job=$FLAVOUR' -o /tmp/pleroma.zip
 unzip /tmp/pleroma.zip -d /tmp/
 "
 
 # Move the release to the home directory and delete temporary files
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+sudo -Hu pleroma "
 mv /tmp/release/* ~pleroma/
 rmdir /tmp/release
 rm /tmp/pleroma.zip
 "
 
 # Start the instance to verify that everything is working as expected
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma daemon"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma daemon"
 
 # Wait for about 20 seconds and query the instance endpoint, if it shows your uri, name and email correctly, you are configured correctly
 sleep 20 && curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/instance
 
 # Stop the instance
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma stop"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma stop"
 ```
 
 ## Setting up a system service
diff --git a/docs/installation/otp_en.md b/docs/installation/otp_en.md
index f2812346b..22edb207f 100644
--- a/docs/installation/otp_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/otp_en.md
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ adduser --system --shell  /bin/false --home /opt/pleroma pleroma
 export FLAVOUR="amd64-musl"
 
 # Clone the release build into a temporary directory and unpack it
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+sudo -Hu pleroma "
 curl 'https://git.pleroma.social/api/v4/projects/2/jobs/artifacts/stable/download?job=$FLAVOUR' -o /tmp/pleroma.zip
 unzip /tmp/pleroma.zip -d /tmp/
 "
 
 # Move the release to the home directory and delete temporary files
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "
+sudo -Hu pleroma "
 mv /tmp/release/* /opt/pleroma
 rmdir /tmp/release
 rm /tmp/pleroma.zip
@@ -142,25 +142,25 @@ mkdir -p /etc/pleroma
 chown -R pleroma /etc/pleroma
 
 # Run the config generator
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl instance gen --output /etc/pleroma/config.exs --output-psql /tmp/setup_db.psql"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma_ctl instance gen --output /etc/pleroma/config.exs --output-psql /tmp/setup_db.psql"
 
 # Create the postgres database
-su postgres -s $SHELL -lc "psql -f /tmp/setup_db.psql"
+sudo -u postgres -s $SHELL -lc "psql -f /tmp/setup_db.psql"
 
 # Create the database schema
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
 
 # If you have installed RUM indexes uncommend and run
-# su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate --migrations-path priv/repo/optional_migrations/rum_indexing/"
+# sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate --migrations-path priv/repo/optional_migrations/rum_indexing/"
 
 # Start the instance to verify that everything is working as expected
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma daemon"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma daemon"
 
 # Wait for about 20 seconds and query the instance endpoint, if it shows your uri, name and email correctly, you are configured correctly
 sleep 20 && curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/instance
 
 # Stop the instance
-su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma stop"
+sudo -Hu pleroma "./bin/pleroma stop"
 ```
 
 ### Setting up nginx and getting Let's Encrypt SSL certificaties