diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 5274927..2f4ce90 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,24 +4,31 @@ downloadsPath="/downloads"
 profilePath="/config"
 qbtConfigFile="$profilePath/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf"
 
-if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ "$PUID" != "$(id -u qbtUser)" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PUID:|g" /etc/passwd
+isRoot="0"
+if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+    isRoot="1"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$PGID" ] && [ "$PGID" != "$(id -g qbtUser)" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^\(qbtUser:x:[0-9]*\):[0-9]*:|\1:$PGID:|g" /etc/passwd
-    sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PGID:|g" /etc/group
-fi
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ "$PUID" != "$(id -u qbtUser)" ]; then
+        sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PUID:|g" /etc/passwd
+    fi
 
-if [ -n "$PAGID" ]; then
-    _origIFS="$IFS"
-    IFS=','
-    for AGID in $PAGID; do
-        AGID=$(echo "$AGID" | tr -d '[:space:]"')
-        addgroup -g "$AGID" "qbtGroup-$AGID"
-        addgroup qbtUser "qbtGroup-$AGID"
-    done
-    IFS="$_origIFS"
+    if [ -n "$PGID" ] && [ "$PGID" != "$(id -g qbtUser)" ]; then
+        sed -i "s|^\(qbtUser:x:[0-9]*\):[0-9]*:|\1:$PGID:|g" /etc/passwd
+        sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PGID:|g" /etc/group
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$PAGID" ]; then
+        _origIFS="$IFS"
+        IFS=','
+        for AGID in $PAGID; do
+            AGID=$(echo "$AGID" | tr -d '[:space:]"')
+            addgroup -g "$AGID" "qbtGroup-$AGID"
+            addgroup qbtUser "qbtGroup-$AGID"
+        done
+        IFS="$_origIFS"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f "$qbtConfigFile" ]; then
@@ -52,13 +59,15 @@ if [ -z "$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" ]; then
     QBT_WEBUI_PORT=8080
 fi
 
-# those are owned by root by default
-# don't change existing files owner in `$downloadsPath`
-if [ -d "$downloadsPath" ]; then
-    chown qbtUser:qbtUser "$downloadsPath"
-fi
-if [ -d "$profilePath" ]; then
-    chown qbtUser:qbtUser -R "$profilePath"
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    # those are owned by root by default
+    # don't change existing files owner in `$downloadsPath`
+    if [ -d "$downloadsPath" ]; then
+        chown qbtUser:qbtUser "$downloadsPath"
+    fi
+    if [ -d "$profilePath" ]; then
+        chown qbtUser:qbtUser -R "$profilePath"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # set umask just before starting qbt
@@ -66,10 +75,19 @@ if [ -n "$UMASK" ]; then
     umask "$UMASK"
 fi
 
-exec \
-    doas -u qbtUser \
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    exec \
+        doas -u qbtUser \
+            qbittorrent-nox \
+                "$confirmLegalNotice" \
+                --profile="$profilePath" \
+                --webui-port="$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" \
+                "$@"
+else
+    exec \
         qbittorrent-nox \
             "$confirmLegalNotice" \
             --profile="$profilePath" \
             --webui-port="$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" \
             "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/manual_build/entrypoint.sh b/manual_build/entrypoint.sh
index 5274927..2f4ce90 100755
--- a/manual_build/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/manual_build/entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,24 +4,31 @@ downloadsPath="/downloads"
 profilePath="/config"
 qbtConfigFile="$profilePath/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf"
 
-if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ "$PUID" != "$(id -u qbtUser)" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PUID:|g" /etc/passwd
+isRoot="0"
+if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+    isRoot="1"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$PGID" ] && [ "$PGID" != "$(id -g qbtUser)" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^\(qbtUser:x:[0-9]*\):[0-9]*:|\1:$PGID:|g" /etc/passwd
-    sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PGID:|g" /etc/group
-fi
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ "$PUID" != "$(id -u qbtUser)" ]; then
+        sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PUID:|g" /etc/passwd
+    fi
 
-if [ -n "$PAGID" ]; then
-    _origIFS="$IFS"
-    IFS=','
-    for AGID in $PAGID; do
-        AGID=$(echo "$AGID" | tr -d '[:space:]"')
-        addgroup -g "$AGID" "qbtGroup-$AGID"
-        addgroup qbtUser "qbtGroup-$AGID"
-    done
-    IFS="$_origIFS"
+    if [ -n "$PGID" ] && [ "$PGID" != "$(id -g qbtUser)" ]; then
+        sed -i "s|^\(qbtUser:x:[0-9]*\):[0-9]*:|\1:$PGID:|g" /etc/passwd
+        sed -i "s|^qbtUser:x:[0-9]*:|qbtUser:x:$PGID:|g" /etc/group
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$PAGID" ]; then
+        _origIFS="$IFS"
+        IFS=','
+        for AGID in $PAGID; do
+            AGID=$(echo "$AGID" | tr -d '[:space:]"')
+            addgroup -g "$AGID" "qbtGroup-$AGID"
+            addgroup qbtUser "qbtGroup-$AGID"
+        done
+        IFS="$_origIFS"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f "$qbtConfigFile" ]; then
@@ -52,13 +59,15 @@ if [ -z "$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" ]; then
     QBT_WEBUI_PORT=8080
 fi
 
-# those are owned by root by default
-# don't change existing files owner in `$downloadsPath`
-if [ -d "$downloadsPath" ]; then
-    chown qbtUser:qbtUser "$downloadsPath"
-fi
-if [ -d "$profilePath" ]; then
-    chown qbtUser:qbtUser -R "$profilePath"
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    # those are owned by root by default
+    # don't change existing files owner in `$downloadsPath`
+    if [ -d "$downloadsPath" ]; then
+        chown qbtUser:qbtUser "$downloadsPath"
+    fi
+    if [ -d "$profilePath" ]; then
+        chown qbtUser:qbtUser -R "$profilePath"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # set umask just before starting qbt
@@ -66,10 +75,19 @@ if [ -n "$UMASK" ]; then
     umask "$UMASK"
 fi
 
-exec \
-    doas -u qbtUser \
+if [ "$isRoot" = "1" ]; then
+    exec \
+        doas -u qbtUser \
+            qbittorrent-nox \
+                "$confirmLegalNotice" \
+                --profile="$profilePath" \
+                --webui-port="$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" \
+                "$@"
+else
+    exec \
         qbittorrent-nox \
             "$confirmLegalNotice" \
             --profile="$profilePath" \
             --webui-port="$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" \
             "$@"
+fi