diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_context.fish b/functions/_tide_item_context.fish
index 2913063..9dfa56d 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_context.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_context.fish
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function _tide_item_context
     if set -q SSH_TTY
         tide_context_color=$tide_context_color_ssh _tide_print_item context $USER@$hostname
-    else if contains -- $USER root toor Administrator
+    else if test "$EUID" = 0
         tide_context_color=$tide_context_color_root _tide_print_item context $USER@$hostname
     else if test "$tide_context_always_display" = true
         tide_context_color=$tide_context_color_default _tide_print_item context $USER@$hostname
diff --git a/tests/_tide_item_context.test.fish b/tests/_tide_item_context.test.fish
index 5ebf799..2d124f9 100644
--- a/tests/_tide_item_context.test.fish
+++ b/tests/_tide_item_context.test.fish
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ _context # CHECK: {{.*@.*}}
 set -g SSH_TTY /dev/pts/0
 _context # CHECK: {{.*@.*}}
 
-set USER root
-_context # CHECK: {{root@.*}}
+set EUID 0
+_context # CHECK: {{.*@.*}}