diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ccb2bfb..bc112d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8901269c6307e8d93993578286ac0edf7f195079ffff5ebdeea6a59ffb7e36bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.82"
@@ -250,6 +256,44 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fd16c4719339c4530435d38e511904438d07cce7950afa3718a84ac36c10e89e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clap"
+version = "4.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "90bc066a67923782aa8515dbaea16946c5bcc5addbd668bb80af688e53e548a0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap_builder",
+ "clap_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_builder"
+version = "4.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ae129e2e766ae0ec03484e609954119f123cc1fe650337e155d03b022f24f7b4"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "clap_lex",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_derive"
+version = "4.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "528131438037fd55894f62d6e9f068b8f45ac57ffa77517819645d10aed04f64"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.59",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_lex"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "98cc8fbded0c607b7ba9dd60cd98df59af97e84d24e49c8557331cfc26d301ce"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "concurrent-queue"
 version = "2.4.0"
@@ -486,6 +530,12 @@ version = "0.14.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "290f1a1d9242c78d09ce40a5e87e7554ee637af1351968159f4952f028f75604"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -886,6 +936,7 @@ name = "steamos-manager"
 version = "24.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "clap",
  "inotify",
  "nix",
  "tempfile",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8b892d1..f16357e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ strip="symbols"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
+clap = { version = "4.5", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "help", "std", "usage"] }
 inotify = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = ["stream"] }
 nix = { version = "0.28", default-features = false, features = ["fs"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["fs", "io-util", "macros", "rt-multi-thread", "signal", "sync"] }
diff --git a/data/com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.service b/data/com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.service
index c0683ca..792ea8d 100644
--- a/data/com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.service
+++ b/data/com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [D-BUS Service]
 Name=com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1
-Exec=/usr/lib/steamos-manager
+Exec=/usr/lib/steamos-manager -r
 User=root
 SystemdService=steamos-manager.service
diff --git a/data/steamos-manager.service b/data/steamos-manager.service
index 1675fc8..1e21630 100644
--- a/data/steamos-manager.service
+++ b/data/steamos-manager.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=steamos-log-submitter.service
 Type=dbus
 BusName=com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1
 Environment=RUST_LOG='INFO'
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/steamos-manager
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/steamos-manager -r
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=1
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6b76e56..5e489f3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,28 +5,21 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
-use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
-use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
-use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, Registry};
-use zbus::connection::Connection;
-use zbus::ConnectionBuilder;
-
-use crate::ds_inhibit::Inhibitor;
-use crate::sls::ftrace::Ftrace;
-use crate::sls::{LogLayer, LogReceiver};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 mod ds_inhibit;
 mod hardware;
 mod manager;
 mod power;
 mod process;
+mod root;
 mod sls;
 mod systemd;
 mod wifi;
@@ -65,6 +58,13 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct Args {
+    /// Run the root manager daemon
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    root: bool
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 pub fn path<S: AsRef<str>>(path: S) -> PathBuf {
     PathBuf::from(path.as_ref())
@@ -147,79 +147,14 @@ pub fn zbus_to_zbus_fdo(error: zbus::Error) -> zbus::fdo::Error {
     }
 }
 
-async fn create_connection() -> Result<Connection> {
-    let connection = ConnectionBuilder::system()?
-        .name("com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1")?
-        .build()
-        .await?;
-    let manager = manager::SteamOSManager::new(connection.clone()).await?;
-    connection
-        .object_server()
-        .at("/com/steampowered/SteamOSManager1", manager)
-        .await?;
-    Ok(connection)
-}
-
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // This daemon is responsible for creating a dbus api that steam client can use to do various OS
-    // level things. It implements com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.Manager interface
-
-    let stdout_log = fmt::layer();
-    let subscriber = Registry::default().with(stdout_log);
-
-    let connection = match create_connection().await {
-        Ok(c) => c,
-        Err(e) => {
-            let _guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
-            error!("Error connecting to DBus: {}", e);
-            bail!(e);
-        }
-    };
-
-    let mut services = JoinSet::new();
-    let token = CancellationToken::new();
-
-    let mut log_receiver = LogReceiver::new(connection.clone()).await?;
-    let remote_logger = LogLayer::new(&log_receiver).await;
-    let subscriber = subscriber.with(remote_logger);
-    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
-
-    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
-    let mut sigquit = signal(SignalKind::quit())?;
-
-    let ftrace = Ftrace::init(connection.clone()).await?;
-    services.spawn(ftrace.start(token.clone()));
-
-    let inhibitor = Inhibitor::init().await?;
-    services.spawn(inhibitor.start(token.clone()));
-
-    let mut res = tokio::select! {
-        e = log_receiver.run() => e,
-        e = services.join_next() => match e.unwrap() {
-            Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
-            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into())
-        },
-        _ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => Ok(()),
-        e = sigterm.recv() => e.ok_or(anyhow!("SIGTERM machine broke")),
-        _ = sigquit.recv() => Err(anyhow!("Got SIGQUIT")),
-        e = reload() => e,
+pub async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+    if args.root {
+        root::daemon().await
+    } else {
+        todo!();
     }
-    .inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error running: {e}"));
-    token.cancel();
-
-    info!("Shutting down");
-
-    while let Some(service_res) = services.join_next().await {
-        res = match service_res {
-            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
-            _ => continue,
-        };
-    }
-
-    res.inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error: {e}"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/root.rs b/src/root.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79bc06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/root.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023 Collabora Ltd.
+ * Copyright © 2024 Valve Software
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
+use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
+use tokio::task::JoinSet;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, Registry};
+use zbus::connection::Connection;
+use zbus::ConnectionBuilder;
+
+use crate::ds_inhibit::Inhibitor;
+use crate::{manager, reload, Service};
+use crate::sls::ftrace::Ftrace;
+use crate::sls::{LogLayer, LogReceiver};
+
+async fn create_connection() -> Result<Connection> {
+    let connection = ConnectionBuilder::system()?
+        .name("com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1")?
+        .build()
+        .await?;
+    let manager = manager::SteamOSManager::new(connection.clone()).await?;
+    connection
+        .object_server()
+        .at("/com/steampowered/SteamOSManager1", manager)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(connection)
+}
+
+pub async fn daemon() -> Result<()> {
+    // This daemon is responsible for creating a dbus api that steam client can use to do various OS
+    // level things. It implements com.steampowered.SteamOSManager1.Manager interface
+
+    let stdout_log = fmt::layer();
+    let subscriber = Registry::default().with(stdout_log);
+
+    let connection = match create_connection().await {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(e) => {
+            let _guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+            error!("Error connecting to DBus: {}", e);
+            bail!(e);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut services = JoinSet::new();
+    let token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+    let mut log_receiver = LogReceiver::new(connection.clone()).await?;
+    let remote_logger = LogLayer::new(&log_receiver).await;
+    let subscriber = subscriber.with(remote_logger);
+    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+
+    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
+    let mut sigquit = signal(SignalKind::quit())?;
+
+    let ftrace = Ftrace::init(connection.clone()).await?;
+    services.spawn(ftrace.start(token.clone()));
+
+    let inhibitor = Inhibitor::init().await?;
+    services.spawn(inhibitor.start(token.clone()));
+
+    let mut res = tokio::select! {
+        e = log_receiver.run() => e,
+        e = services.join_next() => match e.unwrap() {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
+            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.into())
+        },
+        _ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => Ok(()),
+        e = sigterm.recv() => e.ok_or(anyhow!("SIGTERM machine broke")),
+        _ = sigquit.recv() => Err(anyhow!("Got SIGQUIT")),
+        e = reload() => e,
+    }
+    .inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error running: {e}"));
+    token.cancel();
+
+    info!("Shutting down");
+
+    while let Some(service_res) = services.join_next().await {
+        res = match service_res {
+            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+            _ => continue,
+        };
+    }
+
+    res.inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error: {e}"))
+}