diff --git a/syslog-collector-installer.sh b/syslog-collector-installer.sh
index 90f0677789c7c6827da9cd8bb4fb7216d2611529..cec1b997645a2e8513e5dbd3857b05bc3d3300a3 100755
--- a/syslog-collector-installer.sh
+++ b/syslog-collector-installer.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+
+# This script requires root privileges
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Root privileges required to run this script!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
 # halt on error
 set -e