diff --git a/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yml b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yml
index 4821301..6f4ae41 100644
--- a/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 ---
-- name: Install ZSH on macos systems
-  community.general.homebrew:
-    name:
-      - zsh
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
-  become: false
+- name: Install ZSH
+  become: '{{ require_root }}'
+  block:
+    - name: Install ZSH
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - zsh
+        state: present
 
-- name: Install ZSH on linux systems
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name:
-      - zsh
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
-  become: true
+# - name: Install ZSH on macos systems
+#   community.general.homebrew:
+#     name:
+#       - zsh
+#     state: present
+#   when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
+#   become: false
+
+# - name: Install ZSH on linux systems
+#   ansible.builtin.package:
+#     name:
+#       - zsh
+#     state: present
+#   when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
+#   become: true
 
 - name: Checkout oh-my-zsh
   ansible.builtin.git:
diff --git a/roles/zsh/vars/main.yml b/roles/zsh/vars/main.yml
index f9a7f64..84bcd2c 100644
--- a/roles/zsh/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zsh/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 # vars file for zsh
+require_root:  "{{ true if ansible_pkg_mgr != 'brew' else false }}"