diff --git a/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/adapters/wireless.py b/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/adapters/wireless.py
index 974c8419..b5cbbe7d 100644
--- a/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/adapters/wireless.py
+++ b/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/adapters/wireless.py
@@ -117,15 +117,16 @@ def _detect_driver(self) -> WifiController:
         if which("networksetup"):
             return NetworksetupWireless()
 
-        # Try Linux options. Need password for sudo
-        if not self._password:
-            self._password = getpass("Need to run as sudo. Enter password: ")
-        # Validate password
-        if "VALID PASSWORD" not in cmd(f'echo "{self._password}" | sudo -S echo "VALID PASSWORD"'):
-            raise RuntimeError("Invalid password")
-
+        # Try Linux options.
         # try nmcli (Ubuntu 14.04). Allow for use in Snap Package
         if which("nmcli") or which("nmcli", path="/snap/bin/"):
+
+            ctrl_wifi = cmd("nmcli general permissions |grep enable-disable-wifi")
+            scan_wifi = cmd("nmcli general permissions |grep scan")
+
+            if not "yes" in ctrl_wifi or not "yes" in scan_wifi:
+                self._sudo_from_stdin()
+
             version = cmd("nmcli --version").split()[-1]
             # On RHEL based systems, the version is in the form of 1.44.2-1.fc39
             # wich raises an error when trying to compare it with the Version class
@@ -138,10 +139,27 @@ def _detect_driver(self) -> WifiController:
             )
         # try nmcli (Ubuntu w/o network-manager)
         if which("wpa_supplicant"):
+            self._sudo_from_stdin()
             return WpasupplicantWireless(password=self._password)
 
         raise RuntimeError("Unable to find compatible wireless driver.")
 
+    def _sudo_from_stdin(self) -> str:
+        """Ask for sudo password input from stdin
+
+        Returns:
+            str: password
+        """
+        # Need password for sudo
+        if not self._password:
+            self._password = getpass("Need to run as sudo. Enter password: ")
+            assert self._password, 'Password is required'
+        # Validate password
+        if "VALID PASSWORD" not in cmd(f'echo "{self._password}" | sudo -S echo "VALID PASSWORD"'):
+            raise RuntimeError("Invalid password")
+
+        return self._password
+
     @pass_through_to_driver
     def connect(self, ssid: str, password: str, timeout: float = 15) -> bool:  # type: ignore
         """Connect to a network.
diff --git a/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/controller.py b/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/controller.py
index 49884329..fd1ca6bb 100644
--- a/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/controller.py
+++ b/demos/python/sdk_wireless_camera_control/open_gopro/wifi/controller.py
@@ -143,12 +143,9 @@ def is_on(self) -> bool:
     def sudo(self) -> str:
         """Return the sudo encapsulated password
 
-        Raises:
-            RuntimeError: No password has been supplied
-
         Returns:
             str: echo "**********" | sudo -S
         """
         if not self._password:
-            raise RuntimeError("Can't use sudo with empty password.")
+            return ""
         return f'echo "{self._password}" | sudo -S'