diff --git a/res/config.ini b/res/config.ini
index 52fb15d..aa3959d 100644
--- a/res/config.ini
+++ b/res/config.ini
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ fg = 0x00FFFFFF
 # TB_WHITE                0x0008
 # If full color is off, the styling options still work. The colors are
 # always 32-bit values with the styling in the most significant byte.
-# Note: If using the dur_file animation option and the dur file's color range 
+# Note: If using the dur_file animation option and the dur file's color range
 # is saved as 256 with this option disabled, the file will not be drawn.
 full_color = true
 
@@ -365,3 +365,6 @@ xinitrc = ~/.xinitrc
 # You can specify multiple directories,
 # e.g. $PREFIX_DIRECTORY/share/xsessions:$PREFIX_DIRECTORY/local/share/xsessions
 xsessions = $PREFIX_DIRECTORY/share/xsessions
+
+# Whitelist certain usernames
+# username_whitelist = linus,richard
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 13b206f..d90c403 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     var maybe_uid_range_error: ?anyerror = null;
     var usernames = try getAllUsernames(allocator, config.login_defs_path, config.username_whitelist, &maybe_uid_range_error);
+
+
     defer {
         for (usernames.items) |username| allocator.free(username);
         usernames.deinit(allocator);
@@ -1335,9 +1337,8 @@ fn getAllUsernames(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, login_defs_path: []const u8, us
 
     while (maybe_entry) |entry| {
         var valid: bool = true;
-        // Check if not in valid UID range and not o
-        // because we always want to add root as a username (even if you can't log into it)
-        if ((entry.uid < uid_range.uid_min or entry.uid > uid_range.uid_max) and entry.uid != 0) {
+        // Check if not in valid UID range
+        if ((entry.uid < uid_range.uid_min or entry.uid > uid_range.uid_max)) {
             valid = false;
         }
 
@@ -1346,8 +1347,9 @@ fn getAllUsernames(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, login_defs_path: []const u8, us
             valid = false;
         }
 
-        // Valid and not null, add
-        if (valid and entry.username != null) {
+        // Add username if valid or root
+        // We always want to add root (even if you can't log into it)
+        if ((valid or entry.uid == 0) and entry.username != null) {
             const username = try allocator.dupe(u8, entry.username.?);
             try usernames.append(allocator, username);
         }