diff --git a/install b/install
index 55b4596..5ea996b 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SERVICE_FILE     = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(SYSTEM_DIR), SERVICE)
 PYTHON           = sys.executable
 EXEC_START       = f'{PYTHON} {EXEC}'
 USER             = check_output(['logname']).decode('utf-8').strip()
+LINGER           = check_output(['loginctl', 'show-user',  USER,  '--property=Linger']).decode('utf-8').strip()
 
 with open(SERVICE_TEMPLATE) as f:
     serviceTemplate = Template(f.read())
@@ -35,3 +36,6 @@ check_call(['systemctl', '--user', 'daemon-reload'])
 check_call(['systemctl', '--user', 'enable', '--no-pager', SERVICE])
 check_call(['systemctl', '--user', 'restart', '--no-pager', SERVICE])
 check_call(['systemctl', '--user', 'status', '--no-pager', SERVICE])
+
+if LINGER != 'Linger=yes':
+    print(f'\n>>> Please run `sudo loginctl enable-linger {USER}` to allow this service to run without being logged in.')