diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 836b43c..cd3d470 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ if [ ! $(which git) ]; then
 fi
 
 if (( $EUID != 0 )); then
-    echo "Please run as root"
+    echo "Usage: sudo bash install.sh [your_authtoken]"
+    echo "_____"
+    echo "ERROR: Please run as root."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    echo "./install.sh <your_authtoken>"
+if [ -z "$1" ]; 
+    echo "Usage: sudo bash install.sh [your_authtoken]"
+    echo "_____"
+    echo "ERROR: You must supply an authentication token as an argument."
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index f3d4918..5a645a8 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if (( $EUID != 0 )); then
-    echo "Please run as root"
+    echo "Usage: sudo bash uninstall.sh"
+    echo "_____"
+    echo "ERROR: Please run as root."
     exit 1
 fi