diff --git a/WindowsAppsImporter/PackageResources/Scripts/postinstall b/WindowsAppsImporter/PackageResources/Scripts/postinstall
index d0fbd1e..e227d6f 100755
--- a/WindowsAppsImporter/PackageResources/Scripts/postinstall
+++ b/WindowsAppsImporter/PackageResources/Scripts/postinstall
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
+whoami
 macosv=($(sw_vers -productVersion | sed 's/\./ /g'))
 echo macos version ${macosv[*]}
 if [[ ${macosv[1]} -gt 12 ]]; then
   com='/usr/bin/mdutil -r '
+  run_as_root=1
 else
   com='/usr/bin/mdimport -d3 -r '
-fi;
-su $USER -c "${com}$2/Library/Spotlight/WindowsAppsImporter.mdimporter; echo returned \$?";
+  run_as_root=0
+fi
+if [[ ( "$EUID" -eq 0 ) && ( "$run_as_root" -eq 0 ) ]]; then
+  su $USER -c "${com}$2/Library/Spotlight/WindowsAppsImporter.mdimporter; echo returned \$?";
+else
+  ${com}$2/Library/Spotlight/WindowsAppsImporter.mdimporter
+  echo returned $?;
+fi
 exit 0