diff --git a/bin/v-update-host-certificate b/bin/v-update-host-certificate
index 71a87709..9da49aca 100755
--- a/bin/v-update-host-certificate
+++ b/bin/v-update-host-certificate
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
 whoami=$(whoami)
-if [ "$whoami" != "root" ] && [ "$whoami" != "admin" ] ; then
-    echo "You must be root or admin to execute this script";
-    exit 1;
+if [ "$whoami" != "root" ]; then
+    echo "You must be root to execute this script"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # Argument definition
 user=$1
 hostname=$2