diff --git a/arch-desktop_borg.sh b/arch-desktop_borg.sh
index a00d03e..27326a8 100755
--- a/arch-desktop_borg.sh
+++ b/arch-desktop_borg.sh
@@ -27,15 +27,19 @@ stat_cache_file() {
       echo "The borg backup was already executed today" && exit 0
     fi
   fi
-  touch "$cache_file"
 }
 
 if [ "$1" = '-h' ]; then
   print_help && exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ ! "$UID" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "You have to run this as root" && exit 1
+fi
+
 [ "$1" = '-f' ] || stat_cache_file
 
+touch "$cache_file"
 # Setting this so the repo does not need to be given on the command line:
 BORG_REPO=ssh://flyingscorpio@2px.info:22/~/"$(hostname)".borg
 export BORG_REPO