diff --git a/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent.go b/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent.go
index 152a3b6e6d..38660f630a 100644
--- a/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent.go
+++ b/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent.go
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ func (ua *userAgent) SetComponents(otelCfg *otelcol.Config, telegrafCfg *telegra
 
 	if !ua.isRoot {
 		ua.inputs.Add(flagRunAsUser)
+	} else if len(ua.inputs) == 0 {
+		ua.inputs.Add(flagRunAsUser)
 	}
 
 	ua.inputsStr.Store(componentsStr(typeInputs, ua.inputs))
diff --git a/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent_test.go b/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent_test.go
index 05de1dbbf1..d6efb43b13 100644
--- a/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent_test.go
+++ b/extension/agenthealth/handler/useragent/useragent_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func TestEmf(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ua := newUserAgent()
+	if len(ua.inputs) == 0 {
+		ua.isRoot = false
+	}
 	ua.SetComponents(otelCfg, &telegraf.Config{})
 	assert.Len(t, ua.inputs, 2)
 	assert.Len(t, ua.processors, 0)
@@ -154,6 +157,9 @@ func TestMissingEmfExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ua := newUserAgent()
+	if len(ua.inputs) == 0 {
+		ua.isRoot = false
+	}
 	ua.SetComponents(otelCfg, &telegraf.Config{})
 	assert.Len(t, ua.inputs, 2)
 	assert.Len(t, ua.processors, 0)
@@ -198,6 +204,9 @@ func TestJmx(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	ua := newUserAgent()
+	if len(ua.inputs) == 0 {
+		ua.isRoot = false
+    }
 	ua.SetComponents(otelCfg, &telegraf.Config{})
 	assert.Len(t, ua.inputs, 5)
 	assert.Len(t, ua.processors, 0)