diff --git a/serial/install.sh b/serial/install.sh
index 7fe8471..2e57dfc 100644
--- a/serial/install.sh
+++ b/serial/install.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Please do not run as root"
-    exit
+    read -r -p "Are you sure you want to run this service as root? [y/N] " response
+    response=${response,,}    # tolower
+    if ! [[ "$response" =~ ^(yes|y)$ ]]; then
+        exit
+    fi
+    SERVICE_PATH="/etc/systemd/system/cyd-klipper-serial.service"
+else
+    mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
+    SERVICE_PATH="~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service"
 fi
 
 set -e
@@ -15,20 +22,26 @@ source ./env/bin/activate
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
 # Create systemd unit file
-mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
-echo "[Unit]" > ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "Description=CYD Klipper serial server" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "After=network.target" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "[Service]" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "ExecStart=$(pwd)/run.sh" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "WorkingDirectory=$(pwd)" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "Restart=always" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "[Install]" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
-echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target" >> ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
+
+echo "[Unit]" > $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "Description=CYD Klipper serial server" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "After=network.target" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "[Service]" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "ExecStart=$(pwd)/run.sh" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "WorkingDirectory=$(pwd)" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "Restart=always" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "[Install]" >> $SERVICE_PATH
+echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target" >> $SERVICE_PATH
 
 # Start the service
-systemctl --user daemon-reload
-systemctl --user enable cyd-klipper-serial
-systemctl --user start cyd-klipper-serial
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+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    systemctl enable cyd-klipper-serial
+    systemctl start cyd-klipper-serial
+else
+    systemctl --user daemon-reload
+    systemctl --user enable cyd-klipper-serial
+    systemctl --user start cyd-klipper-serial
+fi
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diff --git a/serial/uninstall.sh b/serial/uninstall.sh
index 02735b2..34d210c 100644
--- a/serial/uninstall.sh
+++ b/serial/uninstall.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Please do not run as root"
-    exit
-fi
+    systemctl stop cyd-klipper-serial
+    systemctl disable cyd-klipper-serial
 
-systemctl --user stop cyd-klipper-serial
-systemctl --user disable cyd-klipper-serial
+    rm /etc/systemd/system/cyd-klipper-serial.service
 
-rm ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+else
+    systemctl --user stop cyd-klipper-serial
+    systemctl --user disable cyd-klipper-serial
 
-systemctl --user daemon-reload
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+    rm ~/.config/systemd/user/cyd-klipper-serial.service
+
+    systemctl --user daemon-reload
+fi
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