diff --git a/dotfiles.sh b/dotfiles.sh
index 2ffa746..2cd715a 100644
--- a/dotfiles.sh
+++ b/dotfiles.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 install_dotfile_ifnot() {
-    mkdir -p $(dirname -- /home/${USERNAME}/${1})
-    cp --update=none ${script_dir}/dotfiles/${1} /home/${USERNAME}/${1}
+    sudo -u ${USERNAME} mkdir -p $(dirname -- /home/${USERNAME}/${1})
+    sudo -u ${USERNAME} cp --update=none ${script_dir}/dotfiles/${1} /home/${USERNAME}/${1}
 }
 
 echo "Installing dotfiles..."
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cat ${script_dir}/dotfiles/.config/git/config | envsubst '$GIT_USER $EMAIL' >/ho
 
 # Install bashrc if not mymachine-installed
 if ! [[ "$(head -n 1 /home/${USERNAME}/.bashrc)" = "# mymachine" ]]; then
-    cp "${script_dir}/dotfiles/.bashrc" "/home/${USERNAME}/.bashrc"
+    sudo -u ${USERNAME} cp "${script_dir}/dotfiles/.bashrc" "/home/${USERNAME}/.bashrc"
 fi
 
 # Install code settings depending on which code is installed
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if [ "${ID}" = "ubuntu" ]; then
     # On Ubuntu, we install official code snap
     CODE_NAME="Code"
 fi
-mkdir -p /home/${USERNAME}/.config/${CODE_NAME}/User
-cp "${script_dir}/dotfiles/.config/Code - OSS/User/settings.json" "/home/${USERNAME}/.config/${CODE_NAME}/User/settings.json"
+sudo -u ${USERNAME} mkdir -p /home/${USERNAME}/.config/${CODE_NAME}/User
+sudo -u ${USERNAME} cp "${script_dir}/dotfiles/.config/Code - OSS/User/settings.json" "/home/${USERNAME}/.config/${CODE_NAME}/User/settings.json"
 
 # Install ghostty, git, gh settings if not present
 install_dotfile_ifnot .config/ghostty/config