diff --git a/install-data b/install-data
index bfbc3172..b200f103 100755
--- a/install-data
+++ b/install-data
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ fi
 echo "Installing cathook data to /opt/cathook/data"
 rsync -avh --progress "data/" "/opt/cathook/data"
 rsync -avh --ignore-existing --progress "config_data/" "/opt/cathook/data"
-chown -R $USER "/opt/cathook/data"
+chown -R $(logname) "/opt/cathook/data"
 chmod -R 777 "/opt/cathook/data"
diff --git a/scripts/updater b/scripts/updater
index 6401f513..b75fe3d8 100755
--- a/scripts/updater
+++ b/scripts/updater
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function performupdate() {
     # Update cathook
     cd build && cmake .. && cmake --build . --target cathook -- -j$proccount || { echo -e "\033[1;31m \n \nFailed to compile cathook\n\033[0m"; exit 1; }
     # Update data
-    cmake --build . --target data || { echo -e "\033[1;31m\nFailed to update /opt/cathook/data directory\n\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+    cmake --build . --target data || { echo -e "\033[1;31m\nFailed to update /opt/cathook/data directory! Trying with root rights!\n\033[0m"; sudo cmake --build . --target data || { echo -e "\033[1;31m\nFailed to update /opt/cathook/data directory\n\033[0m"; exit 1; } }
     echo -e "\n\033[1;34mCathook updated successfully\n\033[0m"
     rm -f ${LOCKFILE}
 }