diff --git a/aps b/aps
index ecb8560..f1a761c 100644
--- a/aps
+++ b/aps
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+user="$(whoami)"
 temp_location="/tmp"
 install_root="/tmp/alroot"
 installed_pkg_database="${install_root}/var/aps/installed"
@@ -11,6 +12,13 @@ die() {
     rm "${lock}"
     exit 2
 }
+verify(){
+        if [ ${user} != root ]
+                die "[E] Please run this option as root!"
+	else
+		#do nothing
+	fi
+}
 run_package_script() { # --- $2 is the package path, and $1 is the script to run
 	# --- RPS installs to root
     {
@@ -19,12 +27,13 @@ run_package_script() { # --- $2 is the package path, and $1 is the script to run
             cd "${2}" || die "Could not enter package working directory. Exiting..."
             "${2}/${1}" "${2}/payload" "${2}"
         fi
-    }
+    }	
 }
 install_local_package() { # --- Install-Local-Package install package LOCALLY!
     [ ! -e "${1}" ] && die "[E] File ${1} does not exist. Exiting..."
     # Extract the package
     echo "[*] Copying package ${1} into temporary location ${temp_location}..."
+    verify
     cp -prv "${1}" "${temp_location}"
     pkg_name="${1%/}"
     pkg_name="${pkg_name##*/}"
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ install_local_package() { # --- Install-Local-Package install package LOCALLY!
     pkg_config_depends=""
     # Install package
     . "${pkg_path}/package"
-    run_package_script "build" "${pkg_path}"
+    run_package_script "build" "${pkg_path}" 
     run_package_script "predeploy" "${pkg_path}"
     # Deploy package
     if [ "${pkg_config_deploy}" = true ]; then
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ install_local_package() { # --- Install-Local-Package install package LOCALLY!
     unset pkg_config_depends
 }
 remove_local_package() { # --- Removes local packges
+    verify
     pkg_path="${installed_pkg_database}/${1}"
     [ ! -d "${pkg_path}" ] && die "Package could not be found in local installed package database. Exiting..."
     payloadfiles_path="${pkg_path}/payloadfiles"
@@ -82,6 +92,7 @@ remove_local_package() { # --- Removes local packges
 }
 sync_local_repo_database() { # --- syncs to local repo databese
     echo ":: Syncing local database for repo ${1}..."
+    verify
     if [ ! -d "${locpkg_database}/${1}" ]; then
         echo ":: Local database for repo ${1} does not exist, cloning..."
         git clone "${2}" "${locpkg_database}/${1}"
@@ -98,6 +109,7 @@ install_package_from_repo() { # NOTE(hippoz): This can get a tad confusing... ${
 }
 upgrade() { # --- upgrades
     echo ":: Upgrading installed packages..."
+    verify
     unset_config_values
     cd "${installed_pkg_database}" || die "Could not enter installed package database. Exiting..."
     for pkg in */; do