diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dbf790b..2466301 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"os/user"
 	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ func (c *CmdIO) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isRoot() bool {
+    currentUser, err := user.Current()
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Fatalf("[isRoot] Unable to get current user: %s", err)
+    }
+    return currentUser.Username == "root"
+}
+
 func main() {
 	sigc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigc,
@@ -151,6 +160,10 @@ func main() {
 	} else if !strings.Contains(*fioFlags, "--directory") && !strings.Contains(*fioFlags, "--filename") {
 		fioArgs.WriteString(" --directory=/data")
 	}
+	if ! isRoot() {
+		log.Printf("Can't invalidate the cache because we're not root")
+		fioArgs.WriteString(" --invalidate=0")
+	}
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s --name=%s --runtime=%s --status-interval=%s %s %s",
 		*fioPath,