diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bf9a34a..72c3ebe3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixes
 - AppImage
     - not displaying the filter for any kind of file (*) when updating imported AppImages [#193](https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/issues/193)
-
+- UI
+  - always requesting the password on the initialization dialog when launched by the root user [#195](https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/issues/195) 
 
 
 ## [0.9.19] 2021-08-23
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py b/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
index 9998afaa..67f29b34 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SoftwareAction
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import TaskManager
+from bauh.commons import user
 from bauh.view.qt.components import new_spacer, QCustomToolbar
 from bauh.view.qt.qt_utils import centralize
 from bauh.view.qt.root import RootDialog
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class Prepare(QThread, TaskManager):
 
     def run(self):
         root_pwd = None
-        if self.manager.requires_root(SoftwareAction.PREPARE, None):
+        if not user.is_root() and self.manager.requires_root(SoftwareAction.PREPARE, None):
             ok, root_pwd = self.ask_password()
 
             if not ok: