diff --git a/.kitchen.dokken.yml b/.kitchen.dokken.yml
index 22a76c6e..baa8e7da 100644
--- a/.kitchen.dokken.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.dokken.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ transport:
 provisioner:
   name: dokken
 
-# TODO: uncomment after converting to inspec
-# verifier:
-#   name: inspec
+verifier:
+  root_path: '/opt/verifier'
+  # TODO: uncomment after converting to inspec
+  # name: inspec
 
 platforms:
 - name: amazonlinux
diff --git a/templates/default/redis.init.erb b/templates/default/redis.init.erb
index e687616a..e306865b 100644
--- a/templates/default/redis.init.erb
+++ b/templates/default/redis.init.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ REDISNAME=<%= @name %>
 REDISPORT=<%= @port %>
 <% case @platform %>
 <% when 'ubuntu','debian','fedora' %>
-EXEC="su -s /bin/sh -c '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${REDISNAME}.conf' <%= @user %>"
+# EXEC="su -s /bin/sh -c '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${REDISNAME}.conf' <%= @user %>"
+EXEC="SHELL=/bin/sh sudo -s '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${REDISNAME}.conf' <%= @user %>"
 <% else %>
 EXEC="runuser <%= @user %> -c \"<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${REDISNAME}.conf\""
 <% end %>
diff --git a/templates/default/redis.upstart.conf.erb b/templates/default/redis.upstart.conf.erb
index 479d0486..782f20cb 100644
--- a/templates/default/redis.upstart.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/redis.upstart.conf.erb
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ end script
 respawn
 respawn limit 10 30
 
-exec su -s /bin/sh -c 'exec "$0" "$@"' <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf
+# exec su -s /bin/sh -c 'exec "$0" "$@"' <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf
+exec SHELL=/bin/sh sudo -s 'exec "$0" "$@"' <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf
 
diff --git a/templates/default/sentinel.init.erb b/templates/default/sentinel.init.erb
index d2620be6..4d563f37 100644
--- a/templates/default/sentinel.init.erb
+++ b/templates/default/sentinel.init.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 SENTINELNAME=<%= @name %>
 <% case @platform %>
 <% when 'ubuntu','debian','fedora' %>
-EXEC="su -s /bin/sh -c '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${SENTINELNAME}.conf --sentinel' <%= @user %>"
+# EXEC="su -s /bin/sh -c '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${SENTINELNAME}.conf --sentinel' <%= @user %>"
+EXEC="SHELL=/bin/sh sudo -s '<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${SENTINELNAME}.conf --sentinel' <%= @user %>"
 <% else %>
 EXEC="runuser <%= @user %> -c \"<%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/${SENTINELNAME}.conf --sentinel\""
 <% end %>
diff --git a/templates/default/sentinel.upstart.conf.erb b/templates/default/sentinel.upstart.conf.erb
index a9e5fafa..3ed4a598 100644
--- a/templates/default/sentinel.upstart.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/sentinel.upstart.conf.erb
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ end script
 respawn
 respawn limit 10 30
 
-exec su -s /bin/sh -c 'exec "$0" "$@"' -- <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf --sentinel
+# exec su -s /bin/sh -c 'exec "$0" "$@"' -- <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf --sentinel
+exec SHELL=/bin/sh sudo -s 'exec "$0" "$@"' -- <%= @user %> <%= File.join(@bin_path, 'redis-server') %> <%= @configdir %>/<%= @name %>.conf --sentinel