diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c263576660..fba2a1c0ed 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# ensure running as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+  exec sudo "$0" "$@"
+fi
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/merid14/snipe-it/develop/snipeit.sh
 chmod 744 snipeit.sh
 sudo ./snipeit.sh 2>&1 | sudo tee -a /var/log/snipeit-install.log
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diff --git a/snipeit.sh b/snipeit.sh
index d78ded6739..a5a90866d3 100644
--- a/snipeit.sh
+++ b/snipeit.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ case $distro in
 
 		#Update/upgrade Debian/Ubuntu repositories, get the latest version of git.
 		echo ""
-		echo "##  Updating ubuntu"
+		echo "##  Updating ubuntu in the background. Please be patient."
 		echo ""
 		apachefile=/etc/apache2/sites-available/$name.conf
 		sudo apt-get update >> /var/log/snipeit-install.log 2>&1