diff --git a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
index 15fec5d..603ca4a 100755
--- a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
+++ b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
@@ -559,9 +559,7 @@ class Backup:
             rsync = f'/usr/bin/rsync {self.options} --link-dest="{self._last_backup}" --exclude-from=' +\
                 f'{self._exclude_path} --files-from={self._inputs_path} / "{self._server}{self._output_dir}"'
 
-        euid = os.geteuid()
-
-        if euid == 0 and self.ssh_keyfile is not None:
+        if self.ssh_keyfile is not None:
             rsync = f'{rsync} -e \'ssh -i {self.ssh_keyfile} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no\''
         elif self._password_auth and which('sshpass'):
             rsync = f'{rsync} -e \'sshpass -e ssh -l {self.ssh_user} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no\''