diff --git a/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh b/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
index fa0fe2be5..bfda8dba7 100755
--- a/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ printf '{"event": "Bootstrap completed", "level": "info", "logger": "bootstrap",
 function check_if_root {
     if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
         printf '{"event": "Not running as root, disabling permission fixes", "level": "info", "logger": "bootstrap", "command": "%s"}\n' "$@" > /dev/stderr
+        $1
         return
     fi
     SOCKET="/var/run/docker.sock"
@@ -16,14 +17,14 @@ function check_if_root {
     fi
     # Fix permissions of backups and media
     chown -R authentik:authentik /media /backups
+    chpst -u authentik env HOME=/authentik $1
 }
 
 if [[ "$1" == "server" ]]; then
     python -m lifecycle.migrate
     /authentik-proxy
 elif [[ "$1" == "worker" ]]; then
-    check_if_root
-    chpst -u authentik env HOME=/authentik celery -A authentik.root.celery worker --autoscale 3,1 -E -B -s /tmp/celerybeat-schedule -Q authentik,authentik_scheduled,authentik_events
+    check_if_root "celery -A authentik.root.celery worker --autoscale 3,1 -E -B -s /tmp/celerybeat-schedule -Q authentik,authentik_scheduled,authentik_events"
 elif [[ "$1" == "backup" ]]; then
     python -m manage dbbackup --clean
 elif [[ "$1" == "restore" ]]; then