diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 187f3de..49841f4 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 ME="waldek"
 LOCALHOME="/home/"
 
+if [ $USER != $ME ]; then
+	echo "you need to run this script as yourself, but you need to be in the sudo group..."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "setting up $ME"
 HOME=$LOCALHOME$ME
 sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y zsh git tig tmux vim-nox htop
@@ -15,4 +20,4 @@ git clone https://gitea.86thumbs.net/waldek/vimrc.git $HOME/sources/vimrc
 cd $HOME
 ln -s $HOME/sources/vimrc/main.vimrc $HOME/.vimrc
 git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git $HOME/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-vim +VundleInstall +qall"
+vim +VundleInstall +qall