diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index 78e1f22..3da8f89 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ function runFullRestore {
         fi
     done
     if ! [ -e "/etc/btrbk.conf" ]; then
-        rclone copy $rcloneDir"config/btrbk.conf" "/etc/"
+        rclone copy $rcloneDir"config/btrbk.conf" "/tmp/"
     fi
-    source /etc/btrbk.conf
+    source /tmp/btrbk.conf
     read -e -r -p "Import GPG key?[y/N]: " gpgtest
     case "$gpgtest" in
         [yY]) 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function runFullRestore {
                 read -e -r -p "Secretkey: " gpgPriv
                 [ ! -f "$gpgPriv" ] && echo "Not a File" && continue
                 while true; do
-                    read -e -r -p "Passphrase: " gpgPass
+                    read -e -r -s -p "Passphrase: " gpgPass
                     gpg --pinentry-mode=loopback --passphrase "$gpgPass" --import $gpgPriv > /dev/null 2>&1 && break
                     echo "Wrong Passphrase or file is not a valid secret key"
                 done
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ function getSnap {
 
 function testConf {
     source /etc/btrbk.conf
+    [[ "${RCLONEDIR}" != */ ]] && RCLONEDIR="${RCLONEDIR}/"
+    [[ "${SNAPDIR}" != */ ]] && SNAPDIR="${SNAPDIR}/"
     if [ -z ${rDate+x} ]; then 
         if ! date -d "$rDate" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "date is in wrong format: YYYY-MM-DD" 
@@ -170,10 +172,13 @@ function testConf {
 }
 
 function testDate {
-    if [ $BKCYCLE = "weekly" ]; then
+    if [ "$BKCYCLE" = "weekly" ]; then
         local dateType = "+%u"
-    elif [ $BKCYCLE = "monthly" ]; then
+    elif [ "$BKCYCLE" = "monthly" ]; then
         local dateType = "+%d"
+    else
+        echo "BKCYCLE not correctly configured"
+        exit 1
     fi
     for i in ${!BKRETENTION[@]}; do
         if [ `date $dateType` = ${BKRETENTION[$i]} ]; then
@@ -183,6 +188,13 @@ function testDate {
     bkRun "incremental"
 }
 
+function testRoot {
+    if ! [ $(id -u) = 0 ]; then
+        echo "Please run with root privileges"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
 function end {
     echo "finished in $(( ($(date +%s) - startDate) / 60 )) min"
     exit 0
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ function echoHelp {
     exit 1
 }
 
-options=$(getopt -l "backup,force,date::,restore::,full-restore::,help" -o "bfx::h" -- "$@")
+options=$(getopt -l "backup,force,date::,restore::,full-restore::,help" -o "bfh" -- "$@")
 eval set -- "$options"
 for i in ${!options[@]}; do
     case $1 in
@@ -219,7 +231,13 @@ for i in ${!options[@]}; do
 done
 
 if [ "$fullRestore" = true ]; then
+    testRoot
     runFullRestore
-else
+elif [ "$backup" = true ] || [ "$restore" = true ]; then
+    testRoot
     testConf
+else
+    echo "No valid option given."
+    echo "Try 'btrbk --help' for more information."
+    exit 2
 fi