diff --git a/alpine/alpine-resize-disk.sh b/alpine/alpine-resize-disk.sh
index 9e5a9d7..079050a 100644
--- a/alpine/alpine-resize-disk.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-resize-disk.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
-if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
-  then
-  echo "Please run as root"
-  exit
+if ! [ $(id -u) = 0 ]; then
+    echo "Please run as root!"
+exit 1
 fi
 
 apk add --no-cache cfdisk e2fsprogs-extra
diff --git a/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh b/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
index 5fcad24..62df9f5 100755
--- a/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
+++ b/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
-if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
-  then
-  echo "Please run as root"
-  exit
+if ! [ $(id -u) = 0 ]; then
+    echo "Please run as root!"
+exit 1
 fi
 
 mkdir -p /home/akanealw/scripts > /dev/null 2>&1