diff --git a/bin/omarchy-debug b/bin/omarchy-debug
index 05c35df8..46401635 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-debug
+++ b/bin/omarchy-debug
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: This script should not be run as root"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 LOG_FILE="/tmp/omarchy-debug.log"
 
 cat > "$LOG_FILE" <<EOF