diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Update/Update.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Update/Update.py
index 96f3be6..0c741d1 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Update/Update.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Update/Update.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import sopel.module
 from sopel.config.types import StaticSection, ValidatedAttribute
 
 import os
+import pip
 
 import spicemanip
 
@@ -67,11 +68,21 @@ def nickname_comand_chanstats(bot, trigger):
 
 def spicebot_update(bot, deps="False"):
 
+    """
     pipcommand = "sudo pip3 install --upgrade"
     if deps == "False":
         pipcommand += " --no-deps"
     pipcommand += " --force-reinstall"
     pipcommand += " git+" + str(bot.config.SpiceBot_Update.gitrepo) + "@" + str(bot.config.SpiceBot_Update.gitbranch)
+    """
+
+    pipcommand = ['install']
+    pipcommand.append('--upgrade')
+    if deps == "False":
+        pipcommand.append('--no-deps')
+    pipcommand.append('--force-reinstall')
+    pipcommand.append("git+" + str(bot.config.SpiceBot_Update.gitrepo) + "@" + str(bot.config.SpiceBot_Update.gitbranch))
+    pip.main(pipcommand)
 
     bot_logging(bot, 'SpiceBot_Update', "Running `" + pipcommand + "`")
     for line in os.popen(pipcommand).read().split('\n'):