diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index e8fb1b9..fe51426 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ if [[ "$(readlink "${_SCRIPT_DIR}")" != "${DOTDIR}" ]] ; then
         exit 1
     fi
     printf "Moving directory to $DOTDIR ...\n"
-    sudo mv --no-target-directory "${_SCRIPT_DIR}" "${DOTDIR}"
+    sudo=""
+    if (( $(id -u ) != 0 )) ; then
+        sudo=sudo
+    fi
+    $sudo mv --no-target-directory "${_SCRIPT_DIR}" "${DOTDIR}"
     printf "Done\n"
 else
     printf "Already working in ${DOTDIR}, nothing to do\n"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1827731..e6d6442 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,22 @@ source /etc/os-release
 
 _SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
+sudowrap() {
+    if (( $(id -u ) != 0 )) ; then
+        sudo "${@}"
+    else
+        "${@}"
+    fi
+}
+
 _install() {
     _package="$1" ; shift
     if [[ $NAME == "Fedora" ]] ; then
-        sudo dnf install --assumeyes "${_package}"
+        sudowrap dnf install --assumeyes "${_package}"
     elif [[ $NAME == "Ubuntu" ]] ; then
-        sudo apt-get install --assume-yes "${_package}"
+        sudowrap apt-get install --assume-yes "${_package}"
     elif [[ $NAME == "Arch Linux" ]] ; then
-        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm "${_package}"
+        sudowrap pacman -S --noconfirm "${_package}"
     else
         2>&1 printf "Unsupported distro $NAME, exiting"
         exit 1