diff --git a/snigdhaos-calamares/calamares_polkit b/snigdhaos-calamares/calamares_polkit
index 6089e64a..2e007e61 100755
--- a/snigdhaos-calamares/calamares_polkit
+++ b/snigdhaos-calamares/calamares_polkit
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [ $(which pkexec) ]; then
-	pkexec --disable-internal-agent "/usr/bin/calamares" "$@"
+
+# Check if pkexec exists and is executable
+if command -v pkexec &>/dev/null; then
+    # Use pkexec to run calamares with administrative privileges
+    pkexec --disable-internal-agent /usr/bin/calamares "$@"
 else
-	/usr/bin/calamares "$@"
-fi
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+    # Fallback to running calamares without administrative privileges
+    /usr/bin/calamares "$@"
+fi