diff --git a/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_view.dart b/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_view.dart
index 5559c5ee..4879848c 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_view.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_view.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class RootCheckerView extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return ViewModelBuilder<RootCheckerViewModel>.reactive(
+      onModelReady: (model) => model.initialize(),
       viewModelBuilder: () => RootCheckerViewModel(),
       builder: (context, model, child) => Scaffold(
         floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton.extended(
diff --git a/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_viewmodel.dart b/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_viewmodel.dart
index 55a97964..93684b70 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/root_checker/root_checker_viewmodel.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ class RootCheckerViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
   final ManagerAPI _managerAPI = locator<ManagerAPI>();
   bool isRooted = false;
 
+  void initialize() {
+    isRooted = _managerAPI.isRooted() ?? false;
+  }
+
   Future<void> navigateAsRoot() async {
     bool? res = await Root.isRooted();
     isRooted = res != null && res == true;