diff --git a/src/backend/autoremove.py b/src/backend/autoremove.py
index b5b732f9a15b023bc288e2ed81615b0129e2a567..497d8e5c66a263e52acd7b92c2fa4c22aaa4ff92 100644
--- a/src/backend/autoremove.py
+++ b/src/backend/autoremove.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sisyphus.database
 import sys
 
 def start():
-    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+    if sisyphus.check.root():
         portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'])
         portageExec.wait()
         sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
diff --git a/src/backend/branchsetup.py b/src/backend/branchsetup.py
index e0d27a66ac56eccf93050388acdb0a962cf39028..0a54dd81e1e0f425604928d9c768c567573639a5 100644
--- a/src/backend/branchsetup.py
+++ b/src/backend/branchsetup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def warnAboutBinaryRepository(branch,remote):
 
 
 def start(branch,remote):
-    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+    if sisyphus.check.root():
         sisyphus.branchreset.start()
         injectGentooPortageTree(branch,remote)
         injectRedcoreEbuildOverlay(branch,remote)