diff --git a/apxtri/apxtri.js b/apxtri/apxtri.js
index c46b289..f04205f 100755
--- a/apxtri/apxtri.js
+++ b/apxtri/apxtri.js
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ apxtri.setuptribe = async (tribe, conf) => {
     } catch (err) {
       console.log("Your town folder must be something townid-nation");
     }
-    inittribe.sudoUser = process.env.USER;
   } else {
     console.log(`a new tribe called ${tribe} was detected`);
     inittribe = {
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ apxtri.setuptribe = async (tribe, conf) => {
       activelog: [],
     };
   }
+  inittribe.sudoUser = process.env.USER;
   //check nation exist and town does not exist
   if (
     !fs.existsSync("../adminapi/objects/nations/idx/lst_nations.json") ||