diff --git a/update b/update
index 5a6db5ce..425ed32a 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 if [ $EUID == 0 ]; then
-    echo "\033[1;31m\nThis script must not be run as root\n\033[0m"
+    echo -e "\033[1;31m\nThis script must not be run as root\n\033[0m"
     exit 1
 fi
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