diff --git a/install.yml b/install.yml
index 87dbc84..82fe1b3 100644
--- a/install.yml
+++ b/install.yml
@@ -36,19 +36,21 @@
 
     - name: copy old bash configs to ...bak
       copy:
-        src: "/home/{ansible_user_id}/{item}"
-        dest: "/home/{ansible_user_id}/{item}.bak"
+        src: "/home/{{ansible_user_id}}/{{item}}"
+        dest: "/home/{{ansible_user_id}}/{{item}}.bak"
       loop:
         - ".bashrc"
         - ".bash_profile"
+      when: "{{ansible_user_id}}"  != "root"
 
     - name: delete old configs
       file:
-        path: "/home/{ansible_user_id}/{item}"
+        path: "/home/{{ansible_user_id}}/{{item}}"
         state: absent
       loop:
         - ".bashrc"
         - ".bash_profile"
+      when: "{{ansible_user_id}}" != "root"
 
     - name: link the dotfiles to users home directory
       command: