diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/package_source.py b/src/ahriman/models/package_source.py
index 4b8c99c5..590af619 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/package_source.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/package_source.py
@@ -58,11 +58,17 @@ class PackageSource(Enum):
 
         if maybe_url.scheme and maybe_url.scheme not in ("data", "file") and package_like(maybe_path):
             return PackageSource.Remote
-        if (maybe_path / "PKGBUILD").is_file():
-            return PackageSource.Local
-        if maybe_path.is_dir():
-            return PackageSource.Directory
-        if maybe_path.is_file() and package_like(maybe_path):
-            return PackageSource.Archive
+        try:
+            if (maybe_path / "PKGBUILD").is_file():
+                return PackageSource.Local
+            if maybe_path.is_dir():
+                return PackageSource.Directory
+            if maybe_path.is_file() and package_like(maybe_path):
+                return PackageSource.Archive
+        except PermissionError:
+            # in some cases (e.g. if you run from your home directory with sudo)
+            # it will try to read files to which it has no access.
+            # lets fallback to AUR source in these cases
+            pass
 
         return PackageSource.AUR
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package_source.py b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package_source.py
index adac125d..b22dc47d 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package_source.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package_source.py
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ def test_resolve_aur_not_package_like(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     assert PackageSource.Auto.resolve("package") == PackageSource.AUR
 
 
+def test_resolve_aur_no_access(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must resolve auto type into the AUR package in case if we cannot read in suggested path
+    """
+    mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", side_effect=PermissionError())
+    assert PackageSource.Auto.resolve("package") == PackageSource.AUR
+
+
 def test_resolve_directory(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must resolve auto type into the directory
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ def test_resolve_local(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must resolve auto type into the local sources
     """
-    mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", return_value=False)
+    mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", return_value=True)
     mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.is_file", autospec=True, side_effect=_is_file_mock(True, True))
     assert PackageSource.Auto.resolve("path") == PackageSource.Local