diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ec9a7c66..9ddb1d0b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     runner.execute(Step::Vim, "Neovim", || vim::upgrade_neovim(&base_dirs, &ctx))?;
     runner.execute(Step::Vim, "voom", || vim::run_voom(&base_dirs, run_type))?;
     runner.execute(Step::Node, "npm", || node::run_npm_upgrade(&ctx))?;
-    runner.execute(Step::Pnpm, "pnpm", || node::pnpm_global_update(run_type))?;
+    runner.execute(Step::Pnpm, "pnpm", || node::pnpm_global_update(&ctx))?;
     runner.execute(Step::Deno, "deno", || node::deno_upgrade(&ctx))?;
     runner.execute(Step::Composer, "composer", || generic::run_composer_update(&ctx))?;
     runner.execute(Step::Krew, "krew", || generic::run_krew_upgrade(run_type))?;
diff --git a/src/steps/node.rs b/src/steps/node.rs
index b6bb6e02..94ed623e 100644
--- a/src/steps/node.rs
+++ b/src/steps/node.rs
@@ -45,16 +45,10 @@ impl NPM {
 
         Ok(())
     }
-}
-
-pub fn run_npm_upgrade(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
-    let npm = require("npm").map(NPM::new)?;
-    #[allow(unused_mut)]
-    let mut use_sudo = false;
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    {
-        let npm_root = npm.root()?;
+    pub fn should_use_sudo(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        let npm_root = self.root()?;
         if !npm_root.exists() {
             return Err(SkipStep(format!("NPM root at {} doesn't exist", npm_root.display(),)).into());
         }
@@ -62,29 +56,56 @@ pub fn run_npm_upgrade(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
         let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&npm_root)?;
         let uid = Uid::effective();
 
-        if metadata.uid() != uid.as_raw() {
-            if metadata.uid() == 0 && (ctx.config().npm_use_sudo()) {
-                use_sudo = true;
-            } else {
-                return Err(SkipStep(format!(
-                    "NPM root at {} is owned by {} which is not the current user. Set use_sudo = true under the NPM section in your configuration to run NPM as sudo",
-                    npm_root.display(),
-                    metadata.uid()
-                ))
-                    .into());
-            }
-        }
+        Ok(metadata.uid() != uid.as_raw() && metadata.uid() == 0)
     }
-
-    print_separator("Node Package Manager");
-    npm.upgrade(ctx.run_type(), use_sudo)
 }
 
-pub fn pnpm_global_update(run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn should_use_sudo(npm: &NPM, ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<bool> {
+    if npm.should_use_sudo()? {
+        if ctx.config().npm_use_sudo() {
+            Ok(true)
+        } else {
+            Err(SkipStep("NPM root is owned by another user which is not the current user. Set use_sudo = true under the NPM section in your configuration to run NPM as sudo".to_string())
+                .into())
+        }
+    } else {
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run_npm_upgrade(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
+    let npm = require("npm").map(NPM::new)?;
+
+    print_separator("Node Package Manager");
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        npm.upgrade(ctx.run_type(), should_use_sudo(&npm, ctx)?)
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    {
+        npm.upgrade(ctx.run_type(), false)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pnpm_global_update(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     let pnpm = require("pnpm")?;
 
     print_separator("Performant Node Package Manager");
-    run_type.execute(&pnpm).args(["update", "-g"]).check_run()
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    if should_use_sudo(&require("npm").map(NPM::new)?, ctx)? {
+        ctx.run_type()
+            .execute("sudo")
+            .arg(pnpm)
+            .args(["update", "-g"])
+            .check_run()
+    } else {
+        ctx.run_type().execute(&pnpm).args(["update", "-g"]).check_run()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    ctx.run_type().execute(&pnpm).args(["update", "-g"]).check_run()
 }
 
 pub fn deno_upgrade(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {