diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 4f7c4316a..5c3e4913e 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/utils/monitor"
 	errorutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/errors"
 	fileutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/file"
+	osutils "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/os"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -357,9 +358,9 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 	return flagSet
 }
 
-// isColorNotAvailable returns true if ascii collored output is not available.
+// isColorNotAvailable returns true if ascii colored output is not available.
 func isColorNotAvailable() bool {
-	return runtime.GOOS == "windows"
+	return osutils.IsWindows()
 }
 
 // cleanupOldResumeFiles cleans up resume files older than 10 days.
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load_test.go
index 9aeaf0226..cecdde9b5 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package generators
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalog/disk"
+	osutils "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/os"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestLoadPayloads(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, map[string][]string{"new": {"test", "another"}}, values, "could not get values")
 	})
 	t.Run("no-sandbox-unix", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		if osutils.IsWindows() {
 			return
 		}
 		_, err := generator.loadPayloads(map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
index 41c6f5c70..a547f2a77 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/types"
 	fileutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/file"
+	osutils "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/os"
 	reflectutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/reflect"
 	stringsutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/strings"
 )
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Browser, error) {
 func MustDisableSandbox() bool {
 	// linux with root user needs "--no-sandbox" option
 	// https://github.com/chromium/chromium/blob/c4d3c31083a2e1481253ff2d24298a1dfe19c754/chrome/test/chromedriver/client/chromedriver.py#L209
-	return runtime.GOOS == "linux" && os.Geteuid() == 0
+	return osutils.IsWindows() && os.Geteuid() == 0
 }
 
 // SetUserAgent sets custom user agent to the browser