diff --git a/pkgupdate b/pkgupdate
index e0effd3..ded1de6 100755
--- a/pkgupdate
+++ b/pkgupdate
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ unknown() {
 }
 
 
-if sysctl kern.version | grep -E -- "(-current|-beta)" >/dev/null
-then
-    silent "Enabling -current mode"
-    export PKG_PATH="${INSTALLURL}/snapshots/packages/$(machine)/"
-fi
-
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]
 then
     echo "You need to run $0 as root"
@@ -100,6 +94,12 @@ then
     SILENT=1
 fi
 
+if sysctl kern.version | grep -E -- "(-current|-beta)" >/dev/null
+then
+    silent "Enabling -current mode"
+    export PKG_PATH="${INSTALLURL}/snapshots/packages/$(machine)/"
+fi
+
 case "$INSTALLURL" in
 	http://*) do_http "http://"
 		;;