diff --git a/bin/v-get-database-credentials-of-domain b/bin/v-get-database-credentials-of-domain
index 811527ca..60164226 100644
--- a/bin/v-get-database-credentials-of-domain
+++ b/bin/v-get-database-credentials-of-domain
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 #                    Variable&Function                     #
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
+whoami=$(whoami)
+if [ "$whoami" != "root" ]; then
+    echo "You must be root to execute this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Argument definition
 DOMAIN=$1
 SUBFOLDER=''