diff --git a/archivebox/misc/checks.py b/archivebox/misc/checks.py
index 6f550d99..4d12b7df 100644
--- a/archivebox/misc/checks.py
+++ b/archivebox/misc/checks.py
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ def check_not_root():
     from archivebox.config.permissions import IS_ROOT, IN_DOCKER
     
     attempted_command = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else ''
-    is_getting_help = '-h' in sys.argv or '--help' in sys.argv or 'help' in sys.argv[:2]
-    is_getting_version = '--version' in sys.argv or 'version' in sys.argv[:2]
-    is_installing = 'setup' in sys.argv[:2] or 'install' in sys.argv[:2]
+    is_getting_help = '-h' in sys.argv or '--help' in sys.argv or 'help' in sys.argv
+    is_getting_version = '--version' in sys.argv or 'version' in sys.argv
+    is_installing = 'setup' in sys.argv or 'install' in sys.argv
     
     if IS_ROOT and not (is_getting_help or is_getting_version or is_installing):
         print('[red][!] ArchiveBox should never be run as root![/red]', file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/archivebox/plugins_auth/ldap/apps.py b/archivebox/plugins_auth/ldap/apps.py
index 61b92f58..a2d44706 100644
--- a/archivebox/plugins_auth/ldap/apps.py
+++ b/archivebox/plugins_auth/ldap/apps.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class LdapBinary(BaseBinary):
             "packages": lambda: ['python-ldap>=3.4.3', 'django-auth-ldap>=4.1.0'],
         },
         apt.name: {
-            "abspath": lambda: get_LDAP_LIB_path(SYS_SITE_PACKAGES),
+            "abspath": lambda: get_LDAP_LIB_path((*USER_SITE_PACKAGES, *SYS_SITE_PACKAGES)),
             "version": lambda: get_LDAP_LIB_version(),
             "packages": lambda: ['libssl-dev', 'libldap2-dev', 'libsasl2-dev', 'python3-ldap', 'python3-msgpack', 'python3-mutagen'],
         },