diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f85d571..dc2dac2
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -289,9 +289,23 @@ if [ -z "${NODE_PATH-}" ]; then
     # /usr/local/bin/node => /usr/local
     node_install_path="$(dirname $(dirname $(type -p node)))"
     echo "NODE_PATH is not set. Using existing node install path: '$node_install_path'"
+    if ! echo "test" > $node_install_path/.test
+     then
+      echo "Node install path is not writable. Run: NODE_PATH=$HOME/.local/opt/node/lib/node_modules"
+      if [ -f "$node_install_path"/.test ]; then
+        rm "$node_install_path"/.test
+      fi
+    fi
   else
     node_install_path=$PREFIX/usr/local
     echo "NODE_PATH is not set. Using default install path '$node_install_path'"
+    if ! echo "test" > $node_install_path/.test
+     then
+      echo "Node install path is not writable. Run: NODE_PATH=$HOME/.local/opt/node/lib/node_modules"
+      if [ -f "$node_install_path"/.test ]; then
+        rm "$node_install_path"/.test
+      fi
+    fi
   fi
 else
   node_install_path=$(dirname $(dirname $NODE_PATH))
@@ -383,4 +397,4 @@ if [ "--dev-deps" == "$deps_flag" ]; then
   echo ""
 fi
 
-rm -rf "$my_tmp"
\ No newline at end of file
+rm -rf "$my_tmp"