diff --git a/lib/libsde.in b/lib/libsde.in
index a779f6b..315514e 100644
--- a/lib/libsde.in
+++ b/lib/libsde.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: lib/libsde.in
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2015 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2016 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sdever=$("$SDEROOT/lib/version.sh")
 #
 if [ -z "$SDESETTINGS" ]; then
 	if [ -n "$SUDO_USER" ]; then
-		SDESETTINGS="$( getent passwd $SUDO_USER | cut -d: -f6)/.sde/settings"
+		SDESETTINGS="$( grep -m 1 "^$SUDO_USER:" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6)/.sde/settings"
 	else
 		SDESETTINGS="$HOME/.sde/settings"
 	fi