diff --git a/cyberpanel_upgrade.sh b/cyberpanel_upgrade.sh
index 42207ec38..976d63b25 100644
--- a/cyberpanel_upgrade.sh
+++ b/cyberpanel_upgrade.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#CyberPanel Upgrade script
 
+export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+SUDO_TEST=$(set)
 SERVER_OS='Undefined'
 OUTPUT=$(cat /etc/*release)
 
+check_root() {
+echo -e "\nChecking root privileges...\n"
+if echo $SUDO_TEST | grep SUDO > /dev/null ; then
+	echo -e "\nYou are using SUDO , please run as root user...\n"
+	echo -e "If you don't have direct access to root user, please run \e[31msudo su -\e[39m command and then run upgrade command again."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]]  > /dev/null; then
+	echo -e "\nYou must use root user to upgrade CyberPanel...\n"
+	exit
+else
+	echo -e "\nYou are runing as root...\n"
+fi
+}
+
+
 check_return() {
 #check previous command result , 0 = ok ,  non-0 = something wrong.
 if [[ $? -eq "0" ]] ; then
@@ -13,6 +33,8 @@ else
 fi
 }
 
+check_root
+
 echo -e "\nChecking OS..."
 OUTPUT=$(cat /etc/*release)
 if  echo $OUTPUT | grep -q "CentOS Linux 7" ; then