diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index e8faceac..52e1d966 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (user != NULL && ! run_as(user)) {
         FATAL("failed to switch user");
     }
-    if (geteuid() == 0){
+    if (getuid() == 0){
         LOGI("You are running this process as the root user!");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 78bca1f4..b1994fce 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -848,11 +848,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (user != NULL && ! run_as(user)) {
         FATAL("failed to switch user");
     }
-    if (geteuid() == 0){
+    if (getuid() == 0){
         LOGI("You are running this process as the root user!");
     }
 
-    struct passwd *pw   = getpwuid(geteuid());
+    struct passwd *pw   = getpwuid(getuid());
     const char *homedir = pw->pw_dir;
     working_dir_size = strlen(homedir) + 15;
     working_dir      = malloc(working_dir_size);
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index 5880c936..17b7a809 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (user != NULL && ! run_as(user)) {
         FATAL("failed to switch user");
     }
-    if (geteuid() == 0){
+    if (getuid() == 0){
         LOGI("You are running this process as the root user!");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index f1467b65..3ee662d0 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (user != NULL && ! run_as(user)) {
         FATAL("failed to switch user");
     }
-    if (geteuid() == 0){
+    if (getuid() == 0){
         LOGI("You are running this process as the root user!");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index 0bfe2ec0..bac3e811 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (user != NULL && ! run_as(user)) {
         FATAL("failed to switch user");
     }
-    if (geteuid() == 0){
+    if (getuid() == 0){
         LOGI("You are running this process as the root user!");
     }