diff --git a/src/electron.ts b/src/electron.ts
index b2add49..b8d71d5 100644
--- a/src/electron.ts
+++ b/src/electron.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs'
+import os from 'node:os'
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import { type ChildProcess, spawn } from 'node:child_process'
 
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ export function startElectron(root: string | undefined): ChildProcess {
 
   const args: string[] = []
 
+  if (os.userInfo().uid == 0 && isDev) {
+    args.push(`--no-sandbox`);
+  }
+
   if (!!process.env.REMOTE_DEBUGGING_PORT && isDev) {
     args.push(`--remote-debugging-port=${process.env.REMOTE_DEBUGGING_PORT}`)
   }