diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/core/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/core/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt
index b892135..160ec1d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/core/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/core/platforms/UbuntuProv.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UbuntuProv internal constructor(
 
     init {
         val user = cmdNoLog("whoami").out?.trim()
-        if (!cmdNoLog("timeout 1 sudo id").success) {
+        if ("root" != user && !cmdNoLog("timeout 1 sudo id").success) {
             println("!!!!!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!!!!!\nUser $user cannot sudo without entering a password, i.e. most functions may fail!\nPlease ensure $user can sudo without password.")
         }
     }