diff --git a/scripts/restic/backup.sh b/scripts/restic/backup.sh
index a0fd25e..55ca6fa 100755
--- a/scripts/restic/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/restic/backup.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ printf ">> starting restic backup to repository '"$RESTIC_REPOSITORY"'...\n"
 for directory in ${RESTIC_DIRECTORIES[@]}; do
 	seconds="$SECONDS"
 	printf "\n> backing up '"$directory"'...\n"
-	restic backup --verbose --no-scan --retry-lock 3h "$directory"
+	sudo --preserve-env -u "$RESTIC_USER" restic backup --verbose --no-scan --retry-lock 3h "$directory"
 	printf "> backup of '"$directory"' finished after "$(( $SECONDS - $seconds ))" seconds!\n"
 done
 
diff --git a/scripts/restic/prune.sh b/scripts/restic/prune.sh
index 0c666ac..aff6fd7 100755
--- a/scripts/restic/prune.sh
+++ b/scripts/restic/prune.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ printf ">> pruning repository '"$RESTIC_REPOSITORY"'...\n\n"
 # execute "pre" action if defined
 [[ -n "$RESTIC_PRUNE_PRE" ]] && eval "$RESTIC_PRUNE_PRE"
 
-restic forget --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 1 --keep-monthly 1 --prune --retry-lock 3h
+sudo --preserve-env -u "$RESTIC_USER" restic forget --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 1 --keep-monthly 1 --prune --retry-lock 3h
 
 # execute "post" action if defined
 [[ -n "$RESTIC_PRUNE_POST" ]] && eval "$RESTIC_PRUNE_POST"
diff --git a/scripts/restic/restic.sh b/scripts/restic/restic.sh
index 19166fc..72be3cc 100755
--- a/scripts/restic/restic.sh
+++ b/scripts/restic/restic.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ script="$(dirname $(realpath "$0"))/$action.sh"
 home="$(dirname $(realpath "$0"))"
 
 # setup restic
+export RESTIC_USER="$(whoami)"
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="rest:http://192.168.100.101:8000"
 export RESTIC_PASSWORD="\$Velvet90"
 export RESTIC_COMPRESSION="max"