diff --git a/system/bin/ktweak b/system/bin/ktweak
index 8bfa0d6..0174e51 100644
--- a/system/bin/ktweak
+++ b/system/bin/ktweak
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ Options:
 }
 
 # Check for root permissions
-[[ `id -u` -ne 0 ]] && err "No root permissions. Exiting."
+if [[ `id -u` -ne 0 ]]
+then
+	err "No root permissions. Exiting."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 while getopts ":dsh" opt; do
 	case $opt in