diff --git a/dotfiles-old/bin/mnt b/dotfiles-old/bin/mnt
index dfc27f5..2e6359c 100755
--- a/dotfiles-old/bin/mnt
+++ b/dotfiles-old/bin/mnt
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@ set -e
 
 DEV="/dev"
 MNT="/mnt"
+# will not be split when used
+SUDO="doas"
 
 # preliminary checks
 [ -n "$2" ] || [ -z "$1" ] \
 	&& printf "Usage: %b [device in %b/]\n" "$0" "$DEV" >>/dev/stderr \
 	&& exit 1 \
 	|| true
+
+# no need to priviledge escalate if we're already root
 ! [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ] \
-	&& printf "%b: This script must be run as root.\n" "$0" >>/dev/stderr \
-	&& exit 1 \
-	|| true
+	|| SUDO=""
 
 # exhaustive checks to ensure $DEV/$1 exists and that $MNT/$1 can be safely used as a mountpoint
 ! [ -d "$MNT/$1" ] && [ -a "$MNT/$1" ] \
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ MNT="/mnt"
 	|| true
 [ -d "$MNT/$1" ] \
 	|| mkdir "$MNT/$1"
-! [ "$(ls -A "$MNT/$1" | wc -c)" = 0 ] \
+! [ "$(ls -A "$MNT/$1" | wc -l | xargs echo)" = 0 ] \
 	&& printf "%b: '%b/%b' is a directory, but isn't empty.\n" "$0" "$MNT" "$1" >>/dev/stderr \
 	&& exit 1 \
 	|| true
@@ -31,4 +33,4 @@ MNT="/mnt"
 	|| true
 
 # ok, we're safe
-mount "$DEV/$1" "$MNT/$1"
+"$SUDO" mount "$DEV/$1" "$MNT/$1"