diff --git a/src/zeronetavahi b/src/zeronetavahi
index 61e817d0..ef92ddbb 100755
--- a/src/zeronetavahi
+++ b/src/zeronetavahi
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function ipfs_bootstrap {
                 ipfs_txt=$(echo "$line" | awk -F '[' '{print $2}' | awk -F ']' '{print $1}' | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')
                 ipfs_peer_id=$(echo "$ipfs_txt" | awk -F ':' '{print $1}')
                 ipfs_tox_id=$(echo "$ipfs_txt" | awk -F ':' '{print $2}')
-                $IPFS_COMMAND bootstrap add /ip4/${address}/tcp/${IPFS_PORT}/ipfs/${ipfs_peer_id}
+                su -c "$IPFS_COMMAND bootstrap add /ip4/${address}/tcp/${IPFS_PORT}/ipfs/${ipfs_peer_id}" - $MY_USERNAME
                 if [ -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/Desktop ]; then
                     if [[ $ipfs_tox_id != 'none' ]]; then
                         echo "$ipfs_tox_id:$ipfs_peer_id" >> ${IPFS_USERS_FILE}.new