diff --git a/scripts/install-client.sh b/scripts/install-client.sh
index 332dbf3..ad2969a 100755
--- a/scripts/install-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-client.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(id -un)}
+ORIG_USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(id -un)}
 
 # 1. packages (Arch)
 sudo pacman -Syq --needed --noconfirm git rustup protobuf gcc evtest
 
 # 2. Rust tool-chain for both root & user
 sudo rustup default stable
-sudo -u "$USER" rustup default stable
+sudo -u "$ORIG_USER" rustup default stable
 
 # 3. clone / update into a user-writable dir
 SRC="$HOME/.local/src/navka"
 if [[ -d $SRC/.git ]]; then
-  sudo -u "$USER" git -C "$SRC" pull --ff-only
+  sudo -u "$ORIG_USER" git -C "$SRC" pull --ff-only
 else
-  sudo -u "$USER" git clone "$PWD" "$SRC"
+  sudo -u "$ORIG_USER" git clone "$PWD" "$SRC"
 fi
 
 # 4. build
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 EOF
 
 # 8) (Optional) keep running when no session is active
-loginctl enable-linger "$USER"
+loginctl enable-linger "$ORIG_USER"
 
 # 9) Enable + start as *you*, not root
-sudo -u "$USER" systemctl --user daemon-reload
-sudo -u "$USER" systemctl --user enable --now navka-client.service
+sudo -u "$ORIG_USER" systemctl --user daemon-reload
+sudo -u "$ORIG_USER" systemctl --user enable --now navka-client.service