diff --git a/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php b/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
index fd03eab10..bf9a3d55a 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require_once('DB.php');
 class AirtimeInstall
 {
     const CONF_DIR_BINARIES = "/usr/lib/airtime";
-    const CONF_DIR_WWW = "/usr/share/airtime/";
+    const CONF_DIR_WWW = "/usr/share/airtime";
     const CONF_DIR_LOG = "/var/log/airtime";
 
     public static $databaseTablesCreated = false;
diff --git a/utils/airtime-update-db-settings.py b/utils/airtime-update-db-settings.py
index 7fc657b4e..ff292a460 100644
--- a/utils/airtime-update-db-settings.py
+++ b/utils/airtime-update-db-settings.py
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ we need to update database host, dbname, username and password.
 This script reads from airtime.conf.
 """
 import os
+import sys
 import ConfigParser
 import xml.dom.minidom
 from xml.dom.minidom import Node
 
+if os.geteuid() != 0:
+    print "Please run this as root."
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 #Read the universal values
 parser = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
 parser.read('/etc/airtime/airtime.conf')