diff --git a/core/Filechecks.php b/core/Filechecks.php
index 387fa244ca6f82afb7df695f4264d68ed119e9bd..33e65c9055e3d64af233e9d41a440f631239f8e9 100644
--- a/core/Filechecks.php
+++ b/core/Filechecks.php
@@ -310,11 +310,19 @@ class Filechecks
             return '';
         }
 
-        $group = posix_getgrgid($stat[5]);
-        $group = $group['name'];
+        if (function_exists('posix_getgrgid')) {
+            $group = posix_getgrgid($stat[5]);
+            $group = $group['name'];
+        } else {
+            return '';
+        }
 
-        $user = posix_getpwuid($stat[4]);
-        $user = $user['name'];
+        if (function_exists('posix_getpwuid')) {
+            $user = posix_getpwuid($stat[4]);
+            $user = $user['name'];
+        } else {
+            return '';
+        }
 
         return "$user:$group";
     }
diff --git a/plugins/CoreUpdater/Commands/Update.php b/plugins/CoreUpdater/Commands/Update.php
index be2c105e93e9f7ea119593da7c8efead0bc44353..5756bd02aa853429649fdda5825965cdd12adc91 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreUpdater/Commands/Update.php
+++ b/plugins/CoreUpdater/Commands/Update.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class Update extends ConsoleCommand
      */
     protected function writeAlertMessageWhenCommandExecutedWithUnexpectedUser(OutputInterface $output)
     {
-        if(SettingsServer::isWindows()) {
+        if (SettingsServer::isWindows()) {
             // does not work on windows
             return;
         }
@@ -366,12 +366,11 @@ class Update extends ConsoleCommand
         $processUserAndGroup = Filechecks::getUserAndGroup();
         $fileOwnerUserAndGroup = Filechecks::getOwnerOfPiwikFiles();
 
-        if($processUserAndGroup == $fileOwnerUserAndGroup) {
+        if (!$fileOwnerUserAndGroup || $processUserAndGroup == $fileOwnerUserAndGroup) {
             // current process user/group appear to be same as the Piwik filesystem user/group -> OK
             return;
         }
         $output->writeln(
-
             sprintf("<comment>It appears you have executed this update with user %s, while your Piwik files are owned by %s. \n\nTo ensure that the Piwik files are readable by the correct user, you may need to run the following command (or a similar command depending on your server configuration):\n\n$ %s</comment>",
                 $processUserAndGroup,
                 $fileOwnerUserAndGroup,