diff --git a/runtime/experiments/bimodal/install.sh b/runtime/experiments/bimodal/install.sh
index 58e6106..d5ec913 100755
--- a/runtime/experiments/bimodal/install.sh
+++ b/runtime/experiments/bimodal/install.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 
 if ! command -v hey; then
 	HEY_URL=https://hey-release.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/hey_linux_amd64
-	wget $HEY_URL -O hey && chmod +x hey && sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	wget $HEY_URL -O hey
+	chmod +x hey
+
+	if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]]; then
+		mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	else
+		sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	fi
 fi
diff --git a/runtime/experiments/concurrency/install.sh b/runtime/experiments/concurrency/install.sh
index 58e6106..d5ec913 100755
--- a/runtime/experiments/concurrency/install.sh
+++ b/runtime/experiments/concurrency/install.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 
 if ! command -v hey; then
 	HEY_URL=https://hey-release.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/hey_linux_amd64
-	wget $HEY_URL -O hey && chmod +x hey && sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	wget $HEY_URL -O hey
+	chmod +x hey
+
+	if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]]; then
+		mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	else
+		sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	fi
 fi
diff --git a/runtime/experiments/payload/install.sh b/runtime/experiments/payload/install.sh
index 58e6106..d5ec913 100755
--- a/runtime/experiments/payload/install.sh
+++ b/runtime/experiments/payload/install.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 
 if ! command -v hey; then
 	HEY_URL=https://hey-release.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/hey_linux_amd64
-	wget $HEY_URL -O hey && chmod +x hey && sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	wget $HEY_URL -O hey
+	chmod +x hey
+
+	if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]]; then
+		mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	else
+		sudo mv hey /usr/bin/hey
+	fi
 fi