diff --git a/src/context/unshare.rs b/src/context/unshare.rs
index 8b80c6a..48bbaad 100644
--- a/src/context/unshare.rs
+++ b/src/context/unshare.rs
@@ -207,11 +207,39 @@ impl UnshareDriver {
             cmd.arg("-w").arg(dir);
         }
 
-        cmd.arg("--").arg("bash").arg("-c").arg(format!(
-            "mount -t proc proc /proc; mkdir /dev/pts; mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts; touch /dev/ptmx; mount --bind /dev/pts/ptmx /dev/ptmx; {} {}",
-            program,
-            args.iter().map(|a| format!("\"{a}\"")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ")
-        ));
+        // Check if we're running as root to determine how to mount /proc
+        // --mount-proc requires root privileges, otherwise we try mounting inside the namespace
+        let is_root = crate::utils::root::is_root().unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if is_root {
+            cmd.arg("--mount-proc");
+        }
+
+        // Build the bash command: set up /dev/pts and run the program
+        // When not root, also try to mount /proc inside the namespace (may fail in containers)
+        let proc_mount_cmd = if is_root {
+            // /proc is already mounted by --mount-proc
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            // Try to mount /proc, continue with warning if it fails
+            "mkdir -p /proc; mount -t proc proc /proc 2>/dev/null || echo 'Warning: Could not mount /proc, some packages may not install correctly'; ".to_string()
+        };
+
+        let program_args = args
+            .iter()
+            .map(|a| format!("\"{a}\""))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(" ");
+
+        cmd.arg("--")
+            .arg("bash")
+            .arg("-c")
+            .arg(format!(
+                "{}mkdir -p /dev/pts; mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts 2>/dev/null || true; touch /dev/ptmx; mount --bind /dev/pts/ptmx /dev/ptmx 2>/dev/null || true; {} {}",
+                proc_mount_cmd,
+                program,
+                program_args
+            ));
 
         cmd
     }