diff --git a/borghelper.sh b/borghelper.sh
index 4ccb10f..9e54172 100755
--- a/borghelper.sh
+++ b/borghelper.sh
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ fi
 ### pre-requisites
 
 # is user root?
-#if [ ! "$( id -u )" -eq 0 ]; then
-#    consoleError 1 'You must be root to run this script.'
-#fi
+if [ ! "$( id -u )" -eq 0 ]; then
+    consoleError 1 'You must be root to run this script.'
+fi
 
 # has a parameter been passed to this script?
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then