diff --git a/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-tui b/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-tui
index 8c70f59..d6a181c 100644
--- a/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-tui
+++ b/iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-tui
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    exec sudo -n /usr/local/bin/bee tui --runtime livecd "$@"
+fi
+
 exec /usr/local/bin/bee tui --runtime livecd "$@"