diff --git a/configs/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh b/configs/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
index 55baab3..2d33ea1 100644
--- a/configs/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
+++ b/configs/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh
@@ -158,13 +158,15 @@ _sxmo_grab_session() {
 }
 
 _sxmo_prepare_dirs() {
+	uid=$(id -u)
+	gid=$(id -g)
 	mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
 	chmod 700 "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
-	chown "$USER:$USER" "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
+	chown "$uid:$gid" "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
 
 	mkdir -p "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/sxmo/"
 	chmod 700 "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"
-	chown "$USER:$USER" "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"
+	chown "$uid:$gid" "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"
 }
 
 _sxmo_grab_session