diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
index 41b5ecdb..d5f8f7fa 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
             //so in that case users need to specify an AyaNova_JWT_SECRET environment variable
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(secretKey))
             {
+                 _newLog.LogWarning("AYANOVA_JWT_SECRET configuration setting is missing; AyaNova will randomly generate one. Any Users who were logged in when the server restarted will need to login to get a fresh auth token. See manual 'AYANOVA_JWT_SECRET' page for details.");
                 secretKey = Util.Hasher.GenerateSalt();
             }
             //WAS "UNLICENSED5G*QQJ8#bQ7$Xr_@sXfHq4"