diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index bde154a..09349f3 100644
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@
 # Get linux distro
 DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is)
 
+if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]] && [[ $1 != "force" ]]; then
+    echo "You must run this script as root! (To skip this, run with 'force' arg: \"./configure.sh force\")"
+    exit
+fi
+
 # Get COMMAND
 if [[ $DISTRO == "Arch" ]]; then
-    COMMAND="sudo pacman -S --needed json-c curl"
+    COMMAND="pacman -S --needed json-c curl"
 elif [[ $DISTRO == "Ubuntu" ]] || [[ $DISTRO == "Debian" ]]; then
-    COMMAND="sudo apt install libjson-c3 curl"
+    COMMAND="apt install libjson-c3 curl"
 else
     # 'Unsupported' distro
     echo "It seems you are using unsupported distribution... Don't worry, just install https://github.com/json-c/json-c (+ CURL if you haven't installed it already) and you'll be fine."
+    exit
 fi
 
 # Execute COMMAND