diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
index 3addd924..e2bc9497 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/hosting/docker_host.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ServiceAttributes(ParsedAttributes):
 class DockerHost(Host):
     """Manages services hosted in Docker containers running on a local or remote machine."""
 
-    def get_shell(self, sudo: bool = True) -> Shell:
+    def get_shell(self, sudo: bool = False) -> Shell:
         host_attributes = HostAttributes.parse(self._config.attributes)
         command_inspectors = []
         if sudo: