diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 2daf4fc5..e275b779 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ then
     echo ">> autoreconf"          && \
     autoreconf                    && exit 0
 else
+    echo ""                       && \
+    echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" && \
+    echo "+ This script prepares the building environment for the configuration of musrfit. +" && \
+    echo "+ During this process some informative messages might appear which can safely be  +" && \
+    echo "+ ignored as long as they are not tagged as errors.                               +" && \
+    echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" && \
+    echo ""                       && \
     echo ">> libtoolize"          && \
     $LIBTOOLIZE --force           && \
     echo ">> aclocal"             && \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef7ec0cb..2ccb5eaa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -355,11 +355,19 @@ ROOT_CFLAGS="-I${ROOTINCDIR} ${ROOTCFLAGS} ${ROOTAUXCFLAGS}"
 # Check if Minuit2 has been enabled during the ROOT configuration
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Minuit2 in ROOT])
-if [[[ $(${ROOTCONF} --config) == *--enable-minuit2* ]]]; then
+if test "x$(${ROOTCONF} --has-minuit2)" == "xyes"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([Minuit2 not included in the ROOT installation... Please configure ROOT with the --enable-minuit2 option!])
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([Minuit2 is not included in the ROOT installation... Please configure ROOT with the --enable-minuit2 option!])
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for MathMore in ROOT])
+if test "x$(${ROOTCONF} --has-mathmore)" == "xyes"; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([MathMore is not included in the ROOT installation... Please configure ROOT with the --enable-mathmore option and check that the feature is actually built!])
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(ROOT_LIBS)