diff --git a/bbb-graphql-server/update_graphql_data.sh b/bbb-graphql-server/update_graphql_data.sh
index 802668c9ac..12e539beee 100755
--- a/bbb-graphql-server/update_graphql_data.sh
+++ b/bbb-graphql-server/update_graphql_data.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Please run this script as root ( or with sudo )" ;
+	exit 1;
+fi;
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 export LANGUAGE="en_US.UTF-8"
 export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"