diff --git a/src/run.sh b/src/run.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [[ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "This script must be run as root." >&2;
+	exit 1;
+fi
+
+###############################################################################
+
+###
+# Load the lantern build engine
+###
+
+# Make sure the current directory is the location of this script to simplify matters
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")" || { echo "Error: Failed to cd to script directory" >&2; exit 1; };
+
+lantern_path="lib/lantern-build-engine/";
+
+# Check out the lantern git submodule if needed
+if [ ! -f "${lantern_path}/lantern.sh" ]; then git submodule update --init "${lantern_path}"; fi
+
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${lantern_path}/lantern.sh";
+
+###############################################################################