diff --git a/gce-create-instances.yml b/gce-create-instances.yml
index 88b1bdf..6bf24e2 100644
--- a/gce-create-instances.yml
+++ b/gce-create-instances.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       credentials_file: '{{ credentials_file }}'
       state: present
       tags: "{{ default_firewall_tags }}"
-      metadata: "{ 'startup-script': 'echo \"Defaults !requiretty\" >> /etc/sudoers.d/remove-requiretty' }"
+      metadata: "{ 'startup-script': 'rm -f /etc/sudoers.d/remove-requiretty && echo \"Defaults !requiretty\" >> /etc/sudoers.d/remove-requiretty' }"
     register: gce
 
 #  - name: Create firewall rule