diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dbb923..0b71e84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## CHANGELOG:
+* v8.2 - Added root priv check to sniper script to run
 * v8.2 - Added NMap port change notifications via Slack
 * v8.2 - Fixed issue with firefox not loading on Kali Linux 2020.1
 * v8.2 - Fixed issue with Masswebscan mode not working
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1e8caeb..286a7aa 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ cd shodan-python
 python setup.py install
 cd ..
 pip3 install spyse.py
-pip install h8mail
+pip install h8mail 2> /dev/null
 echo -e "$OKORANGE + -- --=[ Setting up environment...$RESET"
 mv ~/.sniper.conf ~/.sniper.conf.old 2> /dev/null
 cp $INSTALL_DIR/sniper.conf ~/.sniper.conf 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/sniper b/sniper
index cca841c..9d3ce7e 100755
--- a/sniper
+++ b/sniper
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 # + -- --=[https://xerosecurity.com
 # 
 
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
 VER="8.1"
 INSTALL_DIR="/usr/share/sniper"
 LOOT_DIR="$INSTALL_DIR/loot/$TARGET"
diff --git a/sniper.conf b/sniper.conf
index dc6dc7d..1fe9fd7 100644
--- a/sniper.conf
+++ b/sniper.conf
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ EMAILFORMAT="1"
 ULTRATOOLS="1"
 URLCRAZY="1"
 VHOSTS="1"
-H8MAIL="1"
+H8MAIL="0"
 
 # ACTIVE WEB PLUGINS
 BURP_SCAN="0"