diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c2236ef..8ac3a6f 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -10,42 +10,29 @@ if [ -f $run_directory/.disabled ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
+  sudo="sudo"
+else
+  sudo=""
+fi
+
 # NOTE: the handling of init/service manager comes from this discussion:
 # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/18209/detect-init-system-using-the-shell
 
 if [ -e /run/systemd/system ]; then # service manager is Systemd
   echo "Copying Systemd units to system directory..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
-    sudo sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    sudo sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$(pwd):g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    if [ "$client_type" = "server" ]; then
-      sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    else
-      sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    fi
+  $sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
+  $sudo sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
+  $sudo sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$run_directory:g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
+  if [ "$client_type" = "server" ]; then
+    $sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
   else
-    cp systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
-    sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$(pwd):g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    if [ "$client_type" = "server" ]; then
-      cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    else
-      cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    fi
+    $sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
   fi
   echo "Reloading Systemd..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-  else
-    systemctl daemon-reload
-  fi
+  $sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   echo "Enabling timer (not starting it, either do it manually or reboot)..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
-  else
-    systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
-  fi
+  $sudo systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
 elif [ "$(uname)" = "OpenBSD" ]; then
   echo "ERROR: OpenBSD is not yet supported, but this is planned."
   exit 0