diff --git a/so-setup-network.sh b/so-setup-network.sh
index 817e87ab9..0d93bba0c 100644
--- a/so-setup-network.sh
+++ b/so-setup-network.sh
@@ -741,10 +741,14 @@ set_updates() {
 
 update_sudoers() {
 
-  # Update Sudoers so that socore can accept keys without a password
-  echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/salt-key" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
-  echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/opt/so/saltstack/pillar/firewall/addfirewall.sh" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
-  echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/opt/so/saltstack/pillar/data/addtotab.sh" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
+  if ! grep -qE '^socore\ ALL=\(ALL\)\ NOPASSWD:(\/usr\/bin\/salt\-key|\/opt\/so\/saltstack)' /etc/sudoers; then
+    # Update Sudoers so that socore can accept keys without a password
+    echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/salt-key" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
+    echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/opt/so/saltstack/pillar/firewall/addfirewall.sh" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
+    echo "socore ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/opt/so/saltstack/pillar/data/addtotab.sh" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
+  else
+    echo "User socore already granted sudo privileges"
+  fi
 
 }