diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d648f06..fcfc0a9 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+if [ `/usr/bin/id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo 'Please, run this script as root'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adamgoose/forge-cli/master/dist/forge-cli.phar
 sudo mv forge-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/forge
-sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/forge
\ No newline at end of file
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/forge