diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml b/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
index d4d378f4..3beefaa2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
 
 - name: Re-detect sound server
-  become: true
-  become_user: "{{ ovos_installer_user }}"
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: |
       if pgrep -x "pipewire-pulse$" &>/dev/null || pgrep -x "pulseaudio$" &>/dev/null; then
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@
       elif pgrep -x "pipewire$" &>/dev/null; then
         echo "pipewire"
       else
-        if pactl info &>>/dev/null; then
+        if [[ "{{ ansible_kernel }}" =~ "microsoft" ]]; then
           echo "pulseaudio"
         else
           echo "n/a"