diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1a26e62..00ba508 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -25,19 +27,32 @@ func execSystem(cmd string, args ...string) []byte {
 	return out.Bytes()
 }
 
+func isRoot() bool {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[isRoot] Unable to get current user: %s", err)
+	}
+	return currentUser.Username == "root"
+}
+
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println("Running smart check on all disks")
+	if !isRoot() {
+		fmt.Println("this program needs root permissions!")
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
 
 	disks := getDisks()
+	fmt.Printf("Running smart check on all %d disks.\n", len(disks.Blockdevices))
 	for _, blockdevice := range disks.Blockdevices {
-		fmt.Printf("\nChecking /dev/%s\n", blockdevice.Name)
-
 		path := fmt.Sprintf("/dev/%s", blockdevice.Name)
-
 		info := getDiskInfo(path)
-		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", info.ModelFamily, info.ModelName)
+
+		diskstring := "HDD"
+		if info.RotationRate == 0 {
+			diskstring = "SSD"
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("\nChecking %s /dev/%s - %s %s\n", diskstring, blockdevice.Name, info.ModelFamily, info.ModelName)
 
 		checkSmartAttributes(path, strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(info.ModelName+info.ModelFamily), strings.ToLower("Seagate")), info.RotationRate != 0)
 	}
-
 }