--- src/hitch.c.orig	2019-11-27 01:15:30.734391214 +0100
+++ src/hitch.c	2019-11-27 01:15:10.901000746 +0100
@@ -3993,8 +3993,10 @@
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	if (!verify_privileges())
-		exit(1);
+       if (geteuid() == 0 && CONFIG->UID < 0) {
+               ERR("{core} ERROR: Refusing to run workers as root.\n");
+               exit(1);
+        }
 
 	if (CONFIG->DAEMONIZE)
 		daemonize();