diff --git a/forgejo-lib.sh b/forgejo-lib.sh
index dde57c3..54cb749 100644
--- a/forgejo-lib.sh
+++ b/forgejo-lib.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ set -e
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
+function maybe_sudo() {
+    if test $(id -u) != 0; then
+        SUDO=sudo
+    fi
+}
+
 : ${RETRY_DELAYS:=1 1 5 5 15 30}
 
 function retry() {
diff --git a/forgejo-runner.sh b/forgejo-runner.sh
index a910e60..94dce04 100755
--- a/forgejo-runner.sh
+++ b/forgejo-runner.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ function setup() {
 function teardown() {
     stop_daemon forgejo-runner $DIR
     if test -f $DIR/forgejo-runner-home; then
-        rm -fr $(cat $DIR/forgejo-runner-home)
+        maybe_sudo
+        $SUDO rm -fr $(cat $DIR/forgejo-runner-home)
     fi
 }