diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
index 0e0b200cb..910e13a69 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  run-as-root:
+    description: "Install as root user"
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@ runs:
         --fuse-version ${{ inputs.fuseVersion }} \
         ${{ fromJSON(inputs.llvm) && '--with-llvm' || '' }} \
         ${{ fromJSON(inputs.libunwind) && '--with-libunwind' || '' }} \
-        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.fio) && '--with-fio' || '' }}
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.fio) && '--with-fio' || '' }} \
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.run-as-root) && '--run-as-root' || '' }}
   - name: Configure FUSE to allow other users to access FS
     shell: bash
-    run: echo 'user_allow_other' | sudo tee -a /etc/fuse.conf
+    run: echo 'user_allow_other' | ${{ !fromJSON(inputs.run-as-root) && 'sudo' || '' }} tee -a /etc/fuse.conf
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/install.sh b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/install.sh
index 64b685280..48db77a57 100755
--- a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/install.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/install.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [[ $ENHANCED_GETOPT -ne 4 ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-LONGOPTS="fuse-version:,with-fio,with-libunwind,with-llvm,dry-run"
+LONGOPTS="fuse-version:,with-fio,with-libunwind,with-llvm,dry-run,run-as-root"
 getopt --quiet-output --long=$LONGOPTS --name "$0" -- "$@"
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "couldn't read arguments" >&2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dry_run=false
 install_llvm=false
 install_fio=false
 install_libunwind=false
+run_as_root=false
 unset -v fuse_version
 
 while true; do
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ while true; do
             install_llvm=true
             shift
             ;;
+        --run-as-root)
+            run_as_root=true
+            shift
+            ;;
         --)
             shift
             break
@@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ fi
 os_release_id=$(cat /etc/os-release | grep "^ID=" | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d '"')
 
 package_list="jq"
+privilege_escalation_cmd="sudo"
+
+if [[ $run_as_root == true ]]; then
+    privilege_escalation_cmd=""
+fi
 
 case "$os_release_id" in
     amzn)
@@ -158,15 +168,15 @@ echo "Package list to install: \"${package_list}\""
 if [[ $dry_run == false ]]; then
     case $os_release_id in
         amzn)
-            sudo yum install -y $package_list
-            type -p yum-config-manager >/dev/null || sudo yum install yum-utils -y
-            sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo -y
-            sudo yum install gh -y
-            sudo yum update gh -y
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd yum install -y $package_list
+            type -p yum-config-manager >/dev/null || $privilege_escalation_cmd yum install yum-utils -y
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd yum-config-manager --add-repo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo -y
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd yum install gh -y
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd yum update gh -y
             ;;
         ubuntu)
-            sudo apt-get -q update
-            sudo apt-get install -y $package_list
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd apt-get -q update
+            $privilege_escalation_cmd apt-get install -y $package_list
             ;;
         *)
             echo "no distro specific config for $OS_RELEASE_ID" &>2