diff --git a/wrapper-scripts/megaclisas-status b/wrapper-scripts/megaclisas-status
index 34c38b0..cb26fd0 100755
--- a/wrapper-scripts/megaclisas-status
+++ b/wrapper-scripts/megaclisas-status
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def print_usage():
 
 # We need root access to query
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	if os.getenv('USER') != 'root':
+	if os.getenv('LOGNAME') != 'root':
 		print '# This script requires Administrator privs! e.g :\r'
 		print 'sudo '+str(sys.argv[0])+'\r'
 		sys.exit(5)