diff --git a/bin/omarchy-restart-walker b/bin/omarchy-restart-walker
index c56be47f..7b09d351 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-restart-walker
+++ b/bin/omarchy-restart-walker
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 pkill elephant
-setsid uwsm app -- elephant &
 pkill walker
-setsid uwsm app -- walker --gapplication-service &
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# Detect if we're running as root (from pacman hook)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+  # Get the owner of this script to determine which user to run as
+  SCRIPT_OWNER=$(stat -c '%U' "$0")
+  USER_UID=$(id -u "$SCRIPT_OWNER")
+
+  # Restart services as the script owner
+  systemd-run --uid="$SCRIPT_OWNER" --setenv=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$USER_UID" \
+    bash -c "
+      setsid uwsm app -- elephant &
+      setsid uwsm app -- walker --gapplication-service &
+    "
+else
+  setsid uwsm app -- elephant &
+  setsid uwsm app -- walker --gapplication-service &
+fi