diff --git a/user_backup_git.sh b/user_backup_git.sh
index 37d3e6b..52bca83 100644
--- a/user_backup_git.sh
+++ b/user_backup_git.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d-%Hh%M)
 LOGFILE=/home/johannes/.var/log/${DATE}-user-backup.log
-su johannes -c "touch $LOGFILE 2>&1" 
+touch $LOGFILE 
 echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 for repo in $(find /home/johannes -type d -name '.jr_backup'); do
         git -C $repo/.. add $repo/../* >> $LOGFILE 2>&1