diff --git a/snare/tests/test_snare_helpers_check_privileges.py b/snare/tests/test_snare_helpers_check_privileges.py
index c7229f0e..10a6205a 100644
--- a/snare/tests/test_snare_helpers_check_privileges.py
+++ b/snare/tests/test_snare_helpers_check_privileges.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import unittest
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 from os.path import expanduser, join
+from os import geteuid
+import shutil
 
 from snare.utils.page_path_generator import generate_unique_path
 from snare.utils.snare_helpers import check_privileges
@@ -8,6 +10,9 @@
 
 class TestStrToBool(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.euid = geteuid()
+
     def test_privileges_in_root(self):
         self.path = '/'
         try:
@@ -15,7 +20,10 @@ def test_privileges_in_root(self):
             self.privileges = True
         except PermissionError:
             self.privileges = False
-        assert self.privileges is False
+        if self.euid == 0:
+            assert self.privileges is True
+        else:
+            assert self.privileges is False
 
     def test_privileges_in_home(self):
         self.path = expanduser('~')
@@ -33,7 +41,10 @@ def test_non_existent_root_path(self):
             self.privileges = True
         except PermissionError:
             self.privileges = False
-        assert self.privileges is False
+        if self.euid == 0:
+            assert self.privileges is True
+        else:
+            assert self.privileges is False
 
     def test_non_existent_home_path(self):
         self.path = join(expanduser('~'), 'snare')
@@ -43,3 +54,13 @@ def test_non_existent_home_path(self):
         except PermissionError:
             self.privileges = False
         assert self.privileges is True
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(join(expanduser('~'), 'snare'))
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree('/snare')
+        except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError):
+            pass
diff --git a/snare/utils/snare_helpers.py b/snare/utils/snare_helpers.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644