diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 897ec82..7561e49 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27669950/difference-between-euid-and-uid
 
 set -e
 
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ APP_HOME=/home/$APP_USER
 
 source /includes/colors.sh
 
+if [[ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    ee ">>> This Docker-Container must be run as root! Please adjust how you started the container, to fix this error."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ "${PUID}" -eq 0 ]] || [[ "${PGID}" -eq 0 ]]; then
     ee ">>> Running Palworld as root is not supported, please fix your PUID and PGID!"
     exit 1
@@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ elif [[ "$(id -u steam)" -ne "${PUID}" ]] || [[ "$(id -g steam)" -ne "${PGID}" ]
     ew "> Current $APP_USER user PUID is '$(id -u steam)' and PGID is '$(id -g steam)'"
     ew "> Setting new $APP_USER user PUID to '${PUID}' and PGID to '${PGID}'"
     groupmod -g "${PGID}" "$APP_GROUP" && usermod -u "${PUID}" -g "${PGID}" "$APP_USER"
-else 
+else
     ew "> Current $APP_USER user PUID is '$(id -u steam)' and PGID is '$(id -g steam)'"
     ew "> PUID and PGID matching what is requested for user $APP_USER"
 fi