diff --git a/downr1n.sh b/downr1n.sh
index 59f50cf..b07a8ce 100755
--- a/downr1n.sh
+++ b/downr1n.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]; then
+    if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    	echo "You have to run this as root on Linux."
+     	echo "Please type your password"
+        exec sudo ./downr1n.sh $@
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Please don't run as root on macOS. It just breaks permissions."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 mkdir -p logs
 mkdir -p boot
 mkdir -p ipsw/extracted
@@ -1296,4 +1307,4 @@ if [ true ]; then
 fi
 
 
-} 2>&1 | tee logs/${log}
\ No newline at end of file
+} 2>&1 | tee logs/${log}