diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4854a0c..908c5cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ default:
 
 install:
 		install -o root -g root -m 0755 check_lvm_thinpools /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/
+		install -o root -g root -m 0600 check_lvm_thinpools-sudoers.d /etc/sudoers.d/check_lvm_thinpools
diff --git a/check_lvm_thinpools-sudoers.d b/check_lvm_thinpools-sudoers.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa2b231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_lvm_thinpools-sudoers.d
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nagios ALL = (root) NOPASSWD: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_lvm_thinpools