diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 3fd553f..2ab1953 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int getprocinfo( int ppid, char cmdline[], char cmd[], char user[] )
 	int pid = ppid;
 	int level = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
+	char  * pos;
 
 	while ( flag == 0)
 	{
@@ -121,10 +122,9 @@ int getprocinfo( int ppid, char cmdline[], char cmd[], char user[] )
 		perror(child_path);
 		return 5;
 	}
-	fscanf( fh1, "%s", str);
-	pch = strtok( str, "=\0" );
-	pch = strtok( NULL , "=\0" );
-	sprintf( user, "%s", pch);
+	fgets( str, 1024, fh1);
+	pos = strstr( str, "USER=") + 5;
+	sprintf( user, "%s", pos);
 	fclose(fh1);
 	return retval;
 }