diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
index b56f9c0dd3..c984de9ad2 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
@@ -676,9 +676,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 				if (!systemIdentity.CanCreateSymlinks)
 					throw new InvalidOperationException($"The user running {Constants.CanonicalPackageName} cannot create symlinks! Please try running as an administrative user!");
 
-				if (systemIdentity is PosixSystemIdentity posixIdentity && posixIdentity.IsRoot())
+				if (!platformIdentifier.IsWindows && systemIdentity.IsSuperUser!.Value)
 				{
-					logger.LogWarning("TGS is being run as the root account. This is not recommended and may prevent launch in a future version.");
+					if (systemIdentity.IsSuperUser is not { } superUser)
+					{
+						throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to determine if running as root.");
+					}
+
+					if (superUser)
+						logger.LogWarning("TGS is being run as the root account. This is not recommended and may prevent launch in a future version.");
 				}
 			}