diff --git a/scripts/checks/requirements/check_docker_rootless.sh b/scripts/checks/requirements/check_docker_rootless.sh
index e7e2f7c..fd31a98 100755
--- a/scripts/checks/requirements/check_docker_rootless.sh
+++ b/scripts/checks/requirements/check_docker_rootless.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ checkDockerRootlessRequirement()
 {  
 	if [[ $CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE == "rootless" ]]; then
 		### Docker Rootless
-		if runSystem grep -q "ROOTLESS" $sysctl; then
+		if grep -q "ROOTLESS" $sysctl; then
 			isSuccessful "Docker Rootless appears to be installed."
 		else
 			isNotice "Docker Rootless does not appear to be installed."
diff --git a/scripts/source/loading/scan_files.sh b/scripts/source/loading/scan_files.sh
index bfa42fe..9643c24 100755
--- a/scripts/source/loading/scan_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/loading/scan_files.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sourceScanFiles()
                     # echo "$load_type NEW FILE $file"
                 fi
             fi
-        done < <(sudo find "$folder_dir" -maxdepth 2 -type f ! -name "*.category" ! -name "config_*" ! -name ".*" -print0)
+        done < <(find "$folder_dir" -maxdepth 2 -type f ! -name "*.category" ! -name "config_*" ! -name ".*" -print0)
 
         # Per-location backup configs live nested at depth 3
         # (configs/backup/locations/<idx>/location.config) — source them via
@@ -48,14 +48,20 @@ sourceScanFiles()
         echo "Invalid load type: $load_type"
     fi
 
-    # Scanning function for other types (not libreportal_configs)
+    # Scanning function for other types (not libreportal_configs).
+    # app_configs live under /docker/containers (owned by the docker install user
+    # and not list-readable by the manager), so enumerate them AS that user via
+    # runFileOp; the manager still sources each (the .config files are o+r). The
+    # 'containers' install templates are manager-owned, so a plain find suffices.
     if [ "$load_type" != "libreportal_configs" ]; then
+        local scan_op=""
+        [[ "$load_type" == "app_configs" ]] && scan_op="runFileOp"
         while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             if [ -f "$file" ]; then
                 source "$file"
                 # echo "$load_type FILE $file"
             fi
-        done < <(sudo find "$folder_dir" -maxdepth 3 -type d \( -name 'resources' \) -prune -o -type f -name "$file_pattern" -print0)
+        done < <($scan_op find "$folder_dir" -maxdepth 3 -type d \( -name 'resources' \) -prune -o -type f -name "$file_pattern" -print0)
     fi
 
     # Load the categories from the file into an array