diff --git a/bench/patches/v5/fix_user_permissions.py b/bench/patches/v5/fix_user_permissions.py
index 13bac4cbe..346c78b7e 100644
--- a/bench/patches/v5/fix_user_permissions.py
+++ b/bench/patches/v5/fix_user_permissions.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 def is_sudoers_set():
 	cmd = ["sudo", "-n", "bench"]
-	return (not subprocess.call(cmd)) or (change_uid_msg in get_cmd_output(cmd))
+	return (not subprocess.call(cmd)) or (change_uid_msg in get_cmd_output(cmd, _raise=False))
 
 
 def is_production_set(bench_path):
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index bfc4cda00..7b1a47424 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -510,13 +510,13 @@ def check_git_for_shallow_clone():
 		return True
 
 
-def get_cmd_output(cmd, cwd='.'):
+def get_cmd_output(cmd, cwd='.', _raise=True):
 	try:
 		output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, cwd=cwd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE).strip()
 	except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
 		if e.output:
 			output = e.output
-		else:
+		elif _raise:
 			raise
 	return safe_decode(output)