diff --git a/helper_lib.sh b/helper_lib.sh
index e692deb..8c6cfbb 100644
--- a/helper_lib.sh
+++ b/helper_lib.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+ps_command=$(command -v ps)
+ps_args='-U root -u root -f'
+
 # Returns the absolute path of a given string
 abspath () { case "$1" in /*)printf "%s\n" "$1";; *)printf "%s\n" "$PWD/$1";; esac; }
 
diff --git a/tests/2_docker_daemon_configuration.sh b/tests/2_docker_daemon_configuration.sh
index 11a0ea9..46d8307 100644
--- a/tests/2_docker_daemon_configuration.sh
+++ b/tests/2_docker_daemon_configuration.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ info "2 - Docker Daemon Configuration"
 
 # 2.1
 check_2_1="2.1  - Do not use lxc execution driver"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep lxc >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep lxc >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   warn "$check_2_1"
 else
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.2
 check_2_2="2.2  - Restrict network traffic between containers"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "icc=false" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "icc=false" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   pass "$check_2_2"
 else
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.3
 check_2_3="2.3  - Set the logging level"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "log-level=\"debug\"" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "log-level=\"debug\"" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   warn "$check_2_3"
 else
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.4
 check_2_4="2.4  - Allow Docker to make changes to iptables"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "iptables=false" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "iptables=false" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   warn "$check_2_4"
 else
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.5
 check_2_5="2.5  - Do not use insecure registries"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "insecure-registry" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "insecure-registry" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   warn "$check_2_5"
 else
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.6
 check_2_6="2.6  - Setup a local registry mirror"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "registry-mirror" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "registry-mirror" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   pass "$check_2_6"
 else
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.8
 check_2_8="2.8  - Do not bind Docker to another IP/Port or a Unix socket"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "\-H" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "\-H" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   info "$check_2_8"
   info "     * Docker daemon running with -H"
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ fi
 
 # 2.9
 check_2_9="2.9  - Configure TLS authentication for Docker daemon"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "tcp://" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "tcp://" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-  ps -ef | grep docker | grep "tlsverify" | grep "tlskey" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  $ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "tlsverify" | grep "tlskey" >/dev/null 2>&1
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     pass "$check_2_9"
     info "     * Docker daemon currently listening on TCP"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fi
 
 # 2.10
 check_2_10="2.10 - Set default ulimit as appropriate"
-ps -ef | grep docker | grep "default-ulimit" >/dev/null 2>&1
+$ps_command $ps_args | grep docker | grep "default-ulimit" >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   pass "$check_2_10"
 else