@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (

 	"log"

 	"net"

 	"os"

-	"os/user"

 	"strconv"

 	"strings"

 	"sync"

+	"syscall"

 	"testing"

 	"time"

 )

@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ func init() {

 		return

 	}

-	if usr, err := user.Current(); err != nil {

-		panic(err)

-	} else if usr.Uid != "0" {

-		panic("docker tests needs to be run as root")

+	if uid := syscall.Geteuid(); uid != 0 {

+		log.Fatal("docker tests needs to be run as root")

 	}

 	NetworkBridgeIface = "testdockbr0"