diff --git a/run_onchange_after_install_main_deps.sh.tmpl b/run_onchange_after_install_main_deps.sh.tmpl
index 39ea8bc..71819d8 100644
--- a/run_onchange_after_install_main_deps.sh.tmpl
+++ b/run_onchange_after_install_main_deps.sh.tmpl
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ PAD_LEN=4
 BASE_PACKAGES="gnupg curl wget git"
 ACT_PACKAGES="ripgrep unzip htop fzf bat gawk jq nnn tmux mc nethogs ngrep mtr gcc"
 
-# Prefer doas over sudo (FreeBSD)
-if command -v doas >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# Prefer doas over sudo (FreeBSD/OpenBSD), skip if already root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+  SUDO=""
+elif command -v doas >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -f /etc/doas.conf ]; then
   SUDO="doas"
 elif command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   SUDO="sudo"