diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index affbbe8..ad7525d 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ async def on_message(message):
         return
     if not (client.user in message.mentions or [client.user] in [role.members for role in message.role_mentions]):
         return
+    if not message.author.guild_permissions.administrator:
+        await message.channel.send('Only administrators can request channel logs!')
+        return
 
     await message.channel.send('generating channel archive...')