Android SDK manager linux permission issue

The problem is I can't install anything with the sdk manager if I'm not root. The "android" tool runs but I get permissions error. However when I try to run it as root I get this:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:277)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager.parseAvdInfo(AvdManager.java:1616)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager.buildAvdList(AvdManager.java:1577)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager.<init>(AvdManager.java:350)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager.getInstance(AvdManager.java:373)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.repository.updater.UpdaterData.initSdk(UpdaterData.java:254)
at com.android.sdklib.internal.repository.updater.UpdaterData.<init>(UpdaterData.java:122)
at com.android.sdkuilib.internal.repository.SwtUpdaterData.<init>(SwtUpdaterData.java:61)
at com.android.sdkuilib.internal.repository.ui.SdkUpdaterWindowImpl2.<init>(SdkUpdaterWindowImpl2.java:104)
at com.android.sdkuilib.repository.SdkUpdaterWindow.<init>(SdkUpdaterWindow.java:88)
at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.showSdkManagerWindow(Main.java:407)
at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.doAction(Main.java:390)
at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.run(Main.java:150)
at com.android.sdkmanager.Main.main(Main.java:116)

I'm runnin Archlinux 64 bit btw