diff --git a/scripts/tdp b/scripts/tdp
index 0ce56f2..62231dd 100755
--- a/scripts/tdp
+++ b/scripts/tdp
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ set_pl () {
     fi
     if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
       echo $(w_to_uw $2) > $pl_path
+    elif [ $gui_used == 1 ]; then
+      sudo -A bash -c "echo $(w_to_uw $2) > ${pl_path}"
     else
       sudo bash -c "echo $(w_to_uw $2) > ${pl_path}"
     fi
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ gui_handler() {
     print_help "gui"
   else
     export SUDO_ASKPASS="${script_dir}/gpd-sudo-prompt"
+    export gui_used=1
     while : ; do
       # Contains some ugly hacks to "widen" the entries for the small GPD screen, might tweak later
       gui_action=$(zenity --list --title="${gui_name}" --width=400 --height=300 $gui_options --text="Chose action to perform:" --hide-column=1 --column="" --column="Action"\