diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 9df3010..4ab493d 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ func InstallCmd() *cli.Command {
 				Usage:   gotext.Get("Build package from scratch even if there's an already built package available"),
 			},
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.ExitIfNotRoot(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		Action: utils.RootNeededAction(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			args := c.Args()
 			if args.Len() < 1 {
 				return cliutils.FormatCliExit(gotext.Get("Command install expected at least 1 argument, got %d", args.Len()), nil)
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ func InstallCmd() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			return nil
-		},
+		}),
 		BashComplete: cliutils.BashCompleteWithError(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			if err := utils.ExitIfCantDropCapsToAlrUser(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -213,11 +209,7 @@ func RemoveCmd() *cli.Command {
 
 			return nil
 		}),
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.ExitIfNotRoot(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		Action: utils.RootNeededAction(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			args := c.Args()
 			if args.Len() < 1 {
 				return cliutils.FormatCliExit(gotext.Get("Command remove expected at least 1 argument, got %d", args.Len()), nil)
@@ -239,6 +231,6 @@ func RemoveCmd() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			return nil
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 6eccc91..64d2ce1 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type ALRConfig struct {
 
 var defaultConfig = &types.Config{
 	RootCmd:          "sudo",
+	UseRootCmd:       true,
 	PagerStyle:       "native",
 	IgnorePkgUpdates: []string{},
 	AutoPull:         true,
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ func (c *ALRConfig) LogLevel() string {
 	return c.cfg.LogLevel
 }
 
+func (c *ALRConfig) UseRootCmd() bool {
+	return c.cfg.UseRootCmd
+}
+
 func (c *ALRConfig) GetPaths() *Paths {
 	return c.paths
 }
diff --git a/internal/translations/default.pot b/internal/translations/default.pot
index a4ff189..bc63d5b 100644
--- a/internal/translations/default.pot
+++ b/internal/translations/default.pot
@@ -154,27 +154,27 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Install a new package"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:56
+#: install.go:52
 msgid "Command install expected at least 1 argument, got %d"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:118
+#: install.go:114
 msgid "Error when installing the package"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:163
+#: install.go:159
 msgid "Remove an installed package"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:182
+#: install.go:178
 msgid "Error listing installed packages"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:223
+#: install.go:215
 msgid "Command remove expected at least 1 argument, got %d"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: install.go:238
+#: install.go:230
 msgid "Error removing packages"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -315,16 +315,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "ERROR"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:95
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:97
 msgid "Error on dropping capabilities"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:123
-msgid "You need to be root to perform this action"
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:164
+msgid "You need to be a %s member to perform this action"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:165
-msgid "You need to be a %s member to perform this action"
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:200
+msgid "You need to be root to perform this action"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: list.go:41
@@ -443,35 +443,35 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "URL of the new repo"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:79
+#: repo.go:75
 msgid "Repo \"%s\" already exists"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:90 repo.go:167
+#: repo.go:86 repo.go:159
 msgid "Error saving config"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:116
+#: repo.go:112
 msgid "Remove an existing repository"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:123
+#: repo.go:119
 msgid "Name of the repo to be deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:156
+#: repo.go:148
 msgid "Repo \"%s\" does not exist"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:163
+#: repo.go:155
 msgid "Error removing repo directory"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:186
+#: repo.go:178
 msgid "Error removing packages from database"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: repo.go:197
+#: repo.go:189
 msgid "Pull all repositories that have changed"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -515,10 +515,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Upgrade all installed packages"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: upgrade.go:109 upgrade.go:126
+#: upgrade.go:105 upgrade.go:122
 msgid "Error checking for updates"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: upgrade.go:129
+#: upgrade.go:125
 msgid "There is nothing to do."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/internal/translations/po/ru/default.po b/internal/translations/po/ru/default.po
index 380164c..5afa67b 100644
--- a/internal/translations/po/ru/default.po
+++ b/internal/translations/po/ru/default.po
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=(n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && "
-"n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2);\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=(n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && n"
+"%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2);\n"
 "X-Generator: Gtranslator 48.0\n"
 
 #: build.go:42
@@ -161,27 +161,27 @@ msgstr "Ошибка кодирования переменных скрита"
 msgid "Install a new package"
 msgstr "Установить новый пакет"
 
-#: install.go:56
+#: install.go:52
 msgid "Command install expected at least 1 argument, got %d"
 msgstr "Для команды install ожидался хотя бы 1 аргумент, получено %d"
 
-#: install.go:118
+#: install.go:114
 msgid "Error when installing the package"
 msgstr "Ошибка при установке пакета"
 
-#: install.go:163
+#: install.go:159
 msgid "Remove an installed package"
 msgstr "Удалить установленный пакет"
 
-#: install.go:182
+#: install.go:178
 msgid "Error listing installed packages"
 msgstr "Ошибка при составлении списка установленных пакетов"
 
-#: install.go:223
+#: install.go:215
 msgid "Command remove expected at least 1 argument, got %d"
 msgstr "Для команды remove ожидался хотя бы 1 аргумент, получено %d"
 
-#: install.go:238
+#: install.go:230
 msgid "Error removing packages"
 msgstr "Ошибка при удалении пакетов"
 
@@ -323,18 +323,18 @@ msgstr "%s %s загружается — %s/с\n"
 msgid "ERROR"
 msgstr "ОШИБКА"
 
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:95
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:97
 msgid "Error on dropping capabilities"
 msgstr "Ошибка при понижении привилегий"
 
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:123
-msgid "You need to be root to perform this action"
-msgstr "Вы должны быть root чтобы выполнить это"
-
-#: internal/utils/cmd.go:165
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:164
 msgid "You need to be a %s member to perform this action"
 msgstr "Вы должны быть членом %s чтобы выполнить это"
 
+#: internal/utils/cmd.go:200
+msgid "You need to be root to perform this action"
+msgstr "Вы должны быть root чтобы выполнить это"
+
 #: list.go:41
 msgid "List ALR repo packages"
 msgstr "Список пакетов репозитория ALR"
@@ -457,35 +457,35 @@ msgstr "Название нового репозитория"
 msgid "URL of the new repo"
 msgstr "URL-адрес нового репозитория"
 
-#: repo.go:79
+#: repo.go:75
 msgid "Repo \"%s\" already exists"
 msgstr "Репозиторий \"%s\" уже существует"
 
-#: repo.go:90 repo.go:167
+#: repo.go:86 repo.go:159
 msgid "Error saving config"
 msgstr "Ошибка при сохранении конфигурации"
 
-#: repo.go:116
+#: repo.go:112
 msgid "Remove an existing repository"
 msgstr "Удалить существующий репозиторий"
 
-#: repo.go:123
+#: repo.go:119
 msgid "Name of the repo to be deleted"
 msgstr "Название репозитория  удалён"
 
-#: repo.go:156
+#: repo.go:148
 msgid "Repo \"%s\" does not exist"
 msgstr "Репозитория \"%s\" не существует"
 
-#: repo.go:163
+#: repo.go:155
 msgid "Error removing repo directory"
 msgstr "Ошибка при удалении каталога репозитория"
 
-#: repo.go:186
+#: repo.go:178
 msgid "Error removing packages from database"
 msgstr "Ошибка при удалении пакетов из базы данных"
 
-#: repo.go:197
+#: repo.go:189
 msgid "Pull all repositories that have changed"
 msgstr "Скачать все изменённые репозитории"
 
@@ -529,11 +529,11 @@ msgstr "Ошибка при выполнении шаблона"
 msgid "Upgrade all installed packages"
 msgstr "Обновить все установленные пакеты"
 
-#: upgrade.go:109 upgrade.go:126
+#: upgrade.go:105 upgrade.go:122
 msgid "Error checking for updates"
 msgstr "Ошибка при проверке обновлений"
 
-#: upgrade.go:129
+#: upgrade.go:125
 msgid "There is nothing to do."
 msgstr "Здесь нечего делать."
 
diff --git a/internal/types/config.go b/internal/types/config.go
index f2004e8..55480e5 100644
--- a/internal/types/config.go
+++ b/internal/types/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package types
 // Config represents the ALR configuration file
 type Config struct {
 	RootCmd          string   `toml:"rootCmd" env:"ALR_ROOT_CMD"`
+	UseRootCmd       bool     `toml:"useRootCmd"`
 	PagerStyle       string   `toml:"pagerStyle" env:"ALR_PAGER_STYLE"`
 	IgnorePkgUpdates []string `toml:"ignorePkgUpdates"`
 	Repos            []Repo   `toml:"repo"`
diff --git a/internal/utils/cmd.go b/internal/utils/cmd.go
index 1822b8b..5753f2f 100644
--- a/internal/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/internal/utils/cmd.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 
 	"gitea.plemya-x.ru/Plemya-x/ALR/internal/cliutils"
+	appbuilder "gitea.plemya-x.ru/Plemya-x/ALR/internal/cliutils/app_builder"
 	"gitea.plemya-x.ru/Plemya-x/ALR/internal/constants"
 )
 
@@ -118,11 +120,8 @@ func ExitIfCantDropCapsToAlrUserNoPrivs() cli.ExitCoder {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ExitIfNotRoot() error {
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		return cli.Exit(gotext.Get("You need to be root to perform this action"), 1)
-	}
-	return nil
+func IsNotRoot() bool {
+	return os.Getuid() != 0
 }
 
 func EnsureIsAlrUser() error {
@@ -184,3 +183,33 @@ func EscalateToRoot() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func RootNeededAction(f cli.ActionFunc) cli.ActionFunc {
+	return func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+		deps, err := appbuilder.
+			New(ctx.Context).
+			WithConfig().
+			Build()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer deps.Defer()
+
+		if IsNotRoot() {
+			if !deps.Cfg.UseRootCmd() {
+				return cli.Exit(gotext.Get("You need to be root to perform this action"), 1)
+			}
+			executable, err := os.Executable()
+			if err != nil {
+				return cliutils.FormatCliExit("failed to get executable path", err)
+			}
+			args := append([]string{executable}, os.Args[1:]...)
+			cmd := exec.Command(deps.Cfg.RootCmd(), args...)
+			cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+			cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+			cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+			return cmd.Run()
+		}
+		return f(ctx)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/repo.go b/repo.go
index 0410833..c679c95 100644
--- a/repo.go
+++ b/repo.go
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ func AddRepoCmd() *cli.Command {
 				Usage:    gotext.Get("URL of the new repo"),
 			},
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.ExitIfNotRoot(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		Action: utils.RootNeededAction(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			name := c.String("name")
 			repoURL := c.String("url")
 
@@ -106,7 +102,7 @@ func AddRepoCmd() *cli.Command {
 			defer deps.Defer()
 
 			return nil
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -123,11 +119,7 @@ func RemoveRepoCmd() *cli.Command {
 				Usage:    gotext.Get("Name of the repo to be deleted"),
 			},
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.ExitIfNotRoot(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		Action: utils.RootNeededAction(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			ctx := c.Context
 
 			name := c.String("name")
@@ -187,7 +179,7 @@ func RemoveRepoCmd() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			return nil
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index a08d443..7b148aa 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ func UpgradeCmd() *cli.Command {
 				Usage:   gotext.Get("Build package from scratch even if there's an already built package available"),
 			},
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.ExitIfNotRoot(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		Action: utils.RootNeededAction(func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			if err := utils.ExitIfCantDropCapsToAlrUser(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ func UpgradeCmd() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			return nil
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 }