diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a57078d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+builddir
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5da9583..34c75cc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 project('dotty', 'cpp')
 
-executable('dotty', 'main.cpp', dependencies: [])
+executable('dotty', 'src/main.cpp', dependencies: [])
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index c794c76..bc94a6c 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ run = "meson setup --reconfigure builddir"
 [tasks.compile]
 dir = "{{ cwd }}/builddir"
 run = "meson compile"
+
+[tasks.run]
+dir = "{{ cwd }}/builddir"
+run = "chmod +x dotty; sudo ./dotty"
diff --git a/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
similarity index 77%
rename from main.cpp
rename to src/main.cpp
index dbf8f8e..b3744b0 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace std::filesystem;
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ const path PACMAN_HOOKS = "/etc/pacman.d/hooks";
 //
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
+  if (geteuid() != 0) {
+    cout << "Sudo permissions are required to run this application";
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   if (!exists(PACMAN_HOOKS)) {
     create_directory(PACMAN_HOOKS);
     cout << "Directory created: " << PACMAN_HOOKS << endl;