diff --git a/src/Whereis/Program.cs b/src/Whereis/Program.cs
index e608069..f3b6506 100644
--- a/src/Whereis/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Whereis/Program.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class Program {
         }
 
         WhereisUtils utils = new WhereisUtils();
+
+        utils.prepare();
         
         string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(args[0]);
         string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(args[0]);;
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ public class Program {
                 break;
         }
 
+        Console.ResetColor();
         ConcurrentBag<string> files = utils.FindFiles(fileName, fileExtension, searchPath, maxDepth: 5);
 
         bool foundFiles = false;
diff --git a/src/Whereis/Whereis.cs b/src/Whereis/Whereis.cs
index 23fbc70..5a46a67 100644
--- a/src/Whereis/Whereis.cs
+++ b/src/Whereis/Whereis.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,39 @@
 
 namespace Whereis.Utils;
 public class WhereisUtils {
-    private readonly string[] ExcludedDirectories = { "/dev", "/proc", "/tmp", "/boot", "/run", "/root", "/sys", "/etc", "/var", "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr", "/sbin", "/lost+found" };
 
-    public ConcurrentBag<string> FindFiles(string fileName, string fileExtension, string searchPath, int depth = 0, int maxDepth = 5) {
+    public string[] ExcludedDirectories = new string[] {};
+    public string[] prepare() {
+        if (wasExecutedWithSudo() == false) {
+            ExcludedDirectories = new string[] { "/dev", "/proc", "/tmp", "/boot", "/run", "/root", "/sys", "/etc", "/var", "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr", "/sbin", "/lost+found" };
+        } else {
+            ExcludedDirectories = new string[] { "/dev", "/proc" };
+        }
+        
+        return ExcludedDirectories;
+    }
+
+    private bool wasExecutedWithSudo() {
+        bool sudo = false;
+        try {
+            string protectedDirectoryPath = "/root";
+
+            // Attempt to open the protected directory
+            Directory.GetFiles(protectedDirectoryPath);
+
+            // Access succeeded
+            Console.WriteLine("Program executed with sudo privileges.");
+            sudo = true;
+        }
+        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) {
+            // Access denied
+            Console.WriteLine("Program executed without sudo privileges.");
+        }
+
+        return sudo;
+    }
+    
+    public ConcurrentBag<string> FindFiles(string fileName, string fileExtension, string searchPath, int depth = 0, int maxDepth = 5) {        
         var foundFiles = new ConcurrentBag<string>();
 
         if (depth > maxDepth) {
@@ -52,4 +82,4 @@ public class WhereisUtils {
 
         return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}