diff --git a/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh b/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
index 9939a94..7dec3b1 100644
--- a/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
+++ b/pve-mod-gui-sensors.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ function usage {
 
 # System checks
 function check_root_privileges() {
-    [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] || err "This script must be run as root"
+    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+        err "This script must be run as root. Please run it with 'sudo $0'."
+    fi
 }
 
 # Define a function to install packages