diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
similarity index 71%
rename from arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman
rename to arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
index 890f48d..ad60783 100755
--- a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman
+++ b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [[ ! $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-	printf 'You have to be root to perform this action.\n'
-	exit 1
-fi
+# Elevate permissions to root
+[[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] || exec sudo bash $0 $@
 
-# If -r is defined do not check, we may be running pacstrap
-if [[ ! $@ =~ (-r|--root) ]]; then
+[[ $@ =~ (-r|--root) ]] && no_check=1 # Do not check if custom root is defined
+[[ $LD_LIBRARY_PATH =~ (libfakeroot) ]] && no_check=1 # Do not check if running as fakeroot
+
+if [[ ! $no_check ]]; then
 	# Check if the disk is ro'ed using subvolume properties
 	if btrfs property get / 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'ro=true'; then
 		cat <<- END
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ fi
 
 # No exit statement here, we return pacman's exit code
 /usr/bin/pacman $@
-
diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_install/usr/bin/arkane-readonly b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/bin/arkane-readonly
similarity index 100%
rename from arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_install/usr/bin/arkane-readonly
rename to arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/bin/arkane-readonly
diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
similarity index 71%
rename from arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman
rename to arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
index 890f48d..ad60783 100755
--- a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_install/usr/local/bin/pacman
+++ b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/arkdep_bin/pacman
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [[ ! $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-	printf 'You have to be root to perform this action.\n'
-	exit 1
-fi
+# Elevate permissions to root
+[[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] || exec sudo bash $0 $@
 
-# If -r is defined do not check, we may be running pacstrap
-if [[ ! $@ =~ (-r|--root) ]]; then
+[[ $@ =~ (-r|--root) ]] && no_check=1 # Do not check if custom root is defined
+[[ $LD_LIBRARY_PATH =~ (libfakeroot) ]] && no_check=1 # Do not check if running as fakeroot
+
+if [[ ! $no_check ]]; then
 	# Check if the disk is ro'ed using subvolume properties
 	if btrfs property get / 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'ro=true'; then
 		cat <<- END
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ fi
 
 # No exit statement here, we return pacman's exit code
 /usr/bin/pacman $@
-
diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_install/usr/bin/arkane-readonly b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/bin/arkane-readonly
similarity index 100%
rename from arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_install/usr/bin/arkane-readonly
rename to arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/overlay/post_bootstrap/usr/bin/arkane-readonly