diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.web.api.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.web.api.sh
index 578e33ceb..8d28621f2 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.web.api.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.web.api.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 # main repo: https://github.com/fusion44/blitz_api
 
-# restart the systemd `blitzapi` when credentials of lnd or bitcoind are changeing and it will
+# restart the systemd `blitzapi` when credentials of lnd or bitcoind are changed and it will
 # excute the `update-config` automatically before restarting
 
-# TODO: On sd card install there might be no Bitcoin & Lightning confs - make sure backend runs without
-
 # command info
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
   echo "Manage RaspiBlitz Web API"
@@ -17,12 +15,6 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ];
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# check if started with sudo
-if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "error='run as root'"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 DEFAULT_GITHUB_USER="fusion44"
 DEFAULT_GITHUB_REPO="blitz_api"
 DEFAULT_GITHUB_BRANCH="main"