diff --git a/install/main.go b/install/main.go
index fc3a7e2f..a0d74a43 100644
--- a/install/main.go
+++ b/install/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ type Config struct {
 func main() {
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 
+	// check if the user is root
+	if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
+		fmt.Println("This script must be run as root")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	var config Config
 	
 	// check if there is already a config file
@@ -75,15 +81,6 @@ func main() {
 		moveFile("config/docker-compose.yml", "docker-compose.yml")
 
 		if !isDockerInstalled() && runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-			// Prompt to install Docker if not installed
-			// But only if the user is root, otherwise we exit with an error message
-			if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
-				fmt.Println("Docker is not installed. Please install Docker manually or run this installer as root.")
-				fmt.Println("You can run this installer with 'sudo' to install Docker automatically.")
-				fmt.Println("Exiting...")
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-
 			if readBool(reader, "Docker is not installed. Would you like to install it?", true) {
 				installDocker()
 			}
@@ -622,4 +619,4 @@ func generateRandomSecretKey() string {
 		b[i] = charset[seededRand.Intn(len(charset))]
 	}
 	return string(b)
-}
+}
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