diff --git a/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
index 21c23dd..92bdeaa 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [[ $(id -u) = 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Please do NOT run as root!"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# if [[ $(id -u) = 0 ]]; then
+#     echo "Please do NOT run as root!"
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
 # add aliases
 echo "# custom settings and aliases" > ~/.bash_profile