diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e531972..325e0ff 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -32,23 +32,26 @@ def save_settings():
 
 def restore():
     global packagelist, config
-    try:
-        os.chdir(backupdir)
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("Backup directory not found! Does it really exist? Please check for correct order of arguments: "
-              "-d/--backup-dir -r/--restore!")
-        exit(2)
-    try:
-        packagelist = open("packages.txt", "r")
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("No packages.txt in your backup directory! Did you specify the right directory? Please check for "
-              "correct order of arguments: first -d/--backup-dir then -r/--restore!")
-        packagelist.close()
-        exit(2)
+    if os.getuid() == 0:
+        try:
+            os.chdir(backupdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print("Backup directory not found! Does it really exist? Please check for correct order of arguments: "
+                  "-d/--backup-dir -r/--restore!")
+            exit(2)
+        try:
+            packagelist = open("packages.txt", "r")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print("No packages.txt in your backup directory! Did you specify the right directory? Please check for "
+                  "correct order of arguments: first -d/--backup-dir then -r/--restore!")
+            packagelist.close()
+            exit(2)
+        else:
+            subprocess.call(["dpkg", "--set-selections"], stdin=packagelist)
+            subprocess.call(["apt-get", "dselect-upgrade"])
+            packagelist.close()
     else:
-        subprocess.call(["dpkg", "--set-selections"], stdin=packagelist)
-        subprocess.call(["apt-get", "dselect-upgrade"])
-        packagelist.close()
+        print("You're not root! You can't restore packages unless you are root!")
     try:
         config = open("dconf_out.txt", "r")
     except FileNotFoundError: