diff --git a/hack/krmFunctionBenchmark/cleanup.sh b/hack/krmFunctionBenchmark/cleanup.sh
index 6319c38ca..f7dded0da 100755
--- a/hack/krmFunctionBenchmark/cleanup.sh
+++ b/hack/krmFunctionBenchmark/cleanup.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #! /bin/bash
+set -e
+echo "You may need to run as root to clean."
 
-sudo rm -rf example_tshirt/execfn/tshirt label_namespace/execfn/dist label_namespace/execfn/node_modules
+rm -rf example_tshirt/execfn/tshirt label_namespace/execfn/dist label_namespace/execfn/node_modules
 
 if [ "$1" == "--image" ]; then
     docker image rm label_namespace_build:latest
     docker image rm tshirt_example_build:latest
 fi
+
+echo "Done"