diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index fe6231a..b87607e 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $ne_listen_queue_size       = '5',
 $ne_nagios_server           = $::nagios_server,
 $ne_dont_blame_nrpe         = '1',
 $ne_allow_bash_cmd_subst    = '1',
-$ne_allow_sudo              = false,
+$ne_allow_sudo              = true,
 $ne_command_prefix          = '/usr/bin/sudo',
 $ne_command_timeout         = '60',
 $ne_connection_timeout      = '300',