diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ef9a61..4ba7bf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ on the server: $ ./neato_deploy.tar.gz.self
 $ rm neato_deploy.tar.gz.self
 $ rm install_neato.sh
 
-## Run $ neato_deploy http://site.com/deployment.txt
+## Run $ neato_deploy.sh http://site.com/deployment.txt
diff --git a/app/neato_common.php b/app/neato_common.php
index 94d45b1..66d82b6 100644
--- a/app/neato_common.php
+++ b/app/neato_common.php
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ function force_root(): void {
     }
 }
 
+function force_normal(): void {
+    if (posix_getuid() === 0) {
+        echo 'Please run as a normal user' . PHP_EOL;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
 function shasum($file) {
     if(file_exists($file)) {
         $hash = hash_file('sha256', $file, false);
diff --git a/config_files/deploy_example.php b/config_files/deploy_example.php
index 0b01e8d..ea08290 100644
--- a/config_files/deploy_example.php
+++ b/config_files/deploy_example.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Configure::set('preinstall', [
 	'sed' => [ 'test.ini' => [ 'timeout' => '30', 'keep_alive_setting' => '15' ] ]		 
 ]);
 
+force_normal();
+
 //run_once(); // only allow, this script, to run once!
 
 $root_password = make_password(Configure::get('passwords', 'length'));