diff --git a/install/zpwrInstall.sh b/install/zpwrInstall.sh
index 9c4848f1..f7a69e55 100755
--- a/install/zpwrInstall.sh
+++ b/install/zpwrInstall.sh
@@ -876,9 +876,7 @@ fi
 # must have zsh at this point
 export SHELL="$(which zsh)"
 
-dir="$(sudo -EH python3 -m pip show powerline-status | \grep --color=always '^Location' | awk '{print $2}')/powerline"
-
-zpwrPrettyPrintBox "linking $dir to ~/.tmux/powerline"
+dir="$(python3 -m pip show powerline-status | \grep --color=always '^Location' | awk '{print $2}')/powerline"
 
 if [[ -z $TMUX_HOME ]]; then
     TMUX_HOME="$HOME/.tmux"