diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31520ea..5a6aeb0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ set-perms:  ## Restores permissions of all files from ./acl
 
 .PHONY: user-perms
 user-perms:  ## Grant running user all permissions. Need for git operations. Does not get copied to real filesystem
-	find root -type f | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:r"
-	find root -type d | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:rwx"
+	find `readlink root` -type d | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:rwx"
+	find `readlink root` -type f | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:r"
 
 .PHONY: skel
 skel:  ## Creates common directories needed
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 2b7277b..f35ef73 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-root="root"
+root=$(readlink root)
 
 all_files() {
 		find $root -type f,l