diff --git a/install b/install
index ef9f776..953b3d2 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ mkconfig(){
 }
 
 # Preliminary sanity checks
+[ $(id -u) = 0 ] && echo "Please do not run as root." && exit 1
 [ ! -f ubot.py ] && echo "ubot.py not found, quitting." && exit 1
 [ $0 != ./install ] && echo "Not launched from current directory." && exit 1
 [ ! -f config.py ] && mkconfig
 
+git pull
+pip3 install -U telethon --user
+
 return 0