diff --git a/libexec/render.py b/libexec/render.py
index 968d85f..d7d855b 100755
--- a/libexec/render.py
+++ b/libexec/render.py
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ MOUNT_IGNORE_DIR = ["/dev", "/proc", "/sys"]
 GIT_BLACKLIST = ["/var/paludis/repositories"]
 
 def get_username():
-	try:
-		return os.getlogin()
-	except FileNotFoundError:
-		return pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid())[0]
+	pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid())[0]
 
 def style_color(fg):
 	return "\033[38;5;%dm" %(fg)