diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ca2141f6..1aded0307 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "gulp-uglify": "2.0.0",
     "gulp-util": "3.0.8",
     "inquirer": "2.0.0",
+    "is-root": "1.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "3.7.0",
     "livescript": "1.5.0",
     "mime-types": "2.1.13",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 85833baef..d6de290df 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Logger from './utils/logger';
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 const git = require('git-last-commit');
 const portUsed = require('tcp-port-used');
+const isRoot = require('is-root');
 import ProgressBar from './utils/cli/progressbar';
 import initdb from './db/mongodb';
 import checkDependencies from './utils/check-dependencies';
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ async function init(): Promise<State> {
 
 	checkDependencies();
 
+	if (process.platform === 'linux' && !isRoot() && config.port < 1024) {
+		Logger.error('You need root privilages to listen on port below 1024 on Linux');
+		return State.failed;
+	}
+
 	// Check if a port is being used
 	if (await portUsed.check(config.port)) {
 		Logger.error(`Port: ${config.port} is already used!`);