diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 69b7b0d..5e8b59f 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-PS1='\[\033[0;32m\]me@\h\[\033[0m\] [\[\033[0;33m\]\w\[\]\[\033[0;32m\]] $ \[\033[0m\]'
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ] ; then
+	PROMPT_SUFFIX='\[\033[1;31m\] # \[\033[0m\]'
+else
+	PROMPT_SUFFIX='\[\033[0;32m\] $ \[\033[0m\]'
+fi
+
+PS1='\[\033[0;32m\]me@\h\[\033[0m\] [\[\033[0;33m\]\w\[\]\[\033[0;32m\]]'$PROMPT_SUFFIX
 export PATH=$PATH:~/bin:~/local/bin
 
 function tmux_title {