diff --git a/test/run-functional-tests b/test/run-functional-tests
index aed60a8e4c..39dc68aa5c 100755
--- a/test/run-functional-tests
+++ b/test/run-functional-tests
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ HA_NETWORK_V6_ARRAY[0]="2001:db8:10::/64"
 HA_NETWORK_V6_ARRAY[1]="2001:db8:20::/64"
 BEHAVE_CASE_DIR="$(dirname $0)/features/"
 BEHAVE_CASE_EXCLUDE="sbd|ocfs2"
+SUDOERS="/usr/etc/sudoers"
 
 read -r -d '' SSHD_CONFIG_AZURE << EOM
 PermitRootLogin no
@@ -187,9 +188,9 @@ create_custom_user() {
 	user_name=$1
 	user_id=$2
 	docker_exec $node_name "useradd -m -s /bin/bash ${user_name} 2>/dev/null"
-	docker_exec $node_name "chmod u+w /etc/sudoers"
-	docker_exec $node_name "echo \"${user_name} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\" >> /etc/sudoers"
-	docker_exec $node_name "chmod u-w /etc/sudoers"
+	docker_exec $node_name "chmod u+w ${SUDOERS}"
+	docker_exec $node_name "echo \"${user_name} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\" >> ${SUDOERS}"
+	docker_exec $node_name "chmod u-w ${SUDOERS}"
 	docker_exec $node_name "echo 'export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/sbin/' >> ~${user_name}/.bashrc"
 	docker_exec $node_name "echo -e \"linux\\nlinux\" | passwd ${user_name} 2>/dev/null"
 	docker_exec $node_name "cp -r /root/.ssh ~${user_name}/ && chown ${user_name}:haclient -R ~${user_name}/.ssh"