diff --git a/dev_tools/airtime-nuke.sh b/utils/airtime-nuke.sh
similarity index 71%
rename from dev_tools/airtime-nuke.sh
rename to utils/airtime-nuke.sh
index d0d199a53..9befaad38 100755
--- a/dev_tools/airtime-nuke.sh
+++ b/utils/airtime-nuke.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Are you sure? Press Enter to continue..."
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root." 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "This script deletes all traces of Airtime from your system,"
+echo "including files uploaded through the web interface."
+echo "It will delete files from all known versions of Airtime."
+echo
+echo "Are you sure you want to do this? Press Enter to continue..."
 read
 
 service airtime-playout stop >/dev/null 2>&1