diff --git a/portainer_agent/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer_agent/run b/portainer_agent/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer_agent/run
index 3f7f234d1..4f36900d2 100644
--- a/portainer_agent/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer_agent/run
+++ b/portainer_agent/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer_agent/run
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # Home Assistant Community Add-on: portainer_agent
 # Runs some initializations for portainer_agent
 # ==============================================================================
-bashio::require.unprotected
+
+bashio::log.warning "Protected mode needs to be disabled in the addons options for full functions"
 
 bashio::log.info "Starting app"