diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9d0725d..d36f576 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(whoami)}
-
 # Function to prompt for a Yes/no answer
 yes_no_prompt() {
     local prompt="$1"
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ if yes_no_prompt "🛠️ Do you want the script to run apt update and apt upgra
     apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
 fi
 
-# Clone repository
+# Clone repository & set permissions
 if [ ! -d "/opt" ]; then
     mkdir -p /opt
     echo "📂 '/opt' has been created"
@@ -133,18 +131,20 @@ cd /opt || { echo "❌ Failed to change directory to '/opt'. Exiting..."; exit 1
 
 if [ ! -d "UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter" ]; then
     echo "📥 Cloning the UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository..."
-    git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --branch node.js || { echo "❌ Failed to clone the repository. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
+    sudo git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --branch node.js || { echo "❌ Failed to clone the repository. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 else
     echo "✨ The UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository already exists!"
 fi
 
+sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /opt/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter -R
+
 echo "📥 Pulling latest changes..."
 cd UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter || { echo "❌ Failed to change directory to 'UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter'. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 git pull || { echo "❌ Failed to pull the latest changes. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 
 # Install npm dependencies
 echo "📦 Installing npm dependencies..."
-npm install --silent
+npm install
 
 # Copy configuration file
 echo "📑 Copying default.config.js to config.js..."
@@ -168,32 +168,32 @@ chmod 644 "$ufw_log_path"
 
 # Uninstall corepack
 echo "🗑️ Uninstalling corepack..."
-npm uninstall corepack -g --silent
+sudo npm uninstall corepack -g
 
 # Install pm2
 echo "📦 Installing PM2..."
-npm install pm2 -g --silent
+sudo npm install pm2 -g
 
 # Create logs directory
 echo "📂 Creating /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb directory..."
-mkdir -p /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb
-chown "$USER":"$USER" /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb -R
+sudo mkdir -p /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb
+sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /var/log/ufw-abuseipdb -R
 
 # Configure pm2
 echo "⚙️ Configuring PM2..."
-sudo -u "$USER" pm2 start
-sudo -u "$USER" pm2 startup
+pm2 start
+pm2 startup
 
 # Execute the command generated by pm2 startup
 echo "🔧 Complete pm2 startup configuration (for $USER):"
 sudo env PATH="$PATH":/usr/bin /usr/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 startup systemd -u "$USER" --hp /opt/"$USER"
 
-sudo -u "$USER" pm2 save
+pm2 save
 
 
 # Final
 echo -e "\n\n🌌 Checking PM2 status..."
-sudo -u "$USER" pm2 status
+pm2 status
 
 echo -e "\n🎉 Installation and configuration completed! Use the 'pm2 logs' command to monitor logs in real time."