diff --git a/lib/initiate.bash b/lib/initiate.bash
index 13a9333..a37af92 100644
--- a/lib/initiate.bash
+++ b/lib/initiate.bash
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ function link_config_files {
     link_etc vim/vimrc.local
   fi
   link_etc profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
-  link_etc sudoers.d/miaou-bash
   link_etc bash.bashrc
   link_etc inputrc # last command required to detect successful installation
 }
@@ -204,6 +203,13 @@ function link_miaou_bash {
   sudo ln -sf "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/bin/miaou-bash /usr/bin/
 }
 
+function create_sudoers {
+  if [[ ! -f /etc/sudoers.d/miaou-bash ]]; then
+    echo 'Defaults:%sudo env_keep += "MIAOU_BASH_DIR"' | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/miaou-bash
+    sudo chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/miaou-bash
+  fi
+}
+
 # MAIN
 
 source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR/lib/functions.bash"
@@ -216,4 +222,5 @@ fix_terminfo_ghostty
 ghostty_global_config
 link_config_files
 link_miaou_bash
+create_sudoers
 force_reload