diff --git a/core/tabs/common-script.sh b/core/tabs/common-script.sh
index f8188ac3..1584d3c7 100644
--- a/core/tabs/common-script.sh
+++ b/core/tabs/common-script.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ checkAURHelper() {
 }
 
 checkEscalationTool() {
-    ## Check for escalation tools.
+    if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+        ESCALATION_TOOL="eval"
+        ESCALATION_TOOL_CHECKED=true
+        printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Running as root, no escalation needed${RC}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     if [ -z "$ESCALATION_TOOL_CHECKED" ]; then
         ESCALATION_TOOLS='sudo doas'
         for tool in ${ESCALATION_TOOLS}; do