diff --git a/README BEFORE YOU RUN THIS.txt b/README BEFORE YOU RUN THIS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9f81544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README BEFORE YOU RUN THIS.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Hi there,
+
+What you have downloaded is meant for the developers of this project, not for users.
+
+If you only want to use the Stable Diffusion UI, you've downloaded the wrong file.
+Please download and follow the instructions at https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui#installation
+
+Thanks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index e5e30b6a..d1bcaab7 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+@echo off
+
+@echo "Hi there, what you are running is meant for the developers of this project, not for users." & echo.
+@echo "If you only want to use the Stable Diffusion UI, you've downloaded the wrong file."
+@echo "Please download and follow the instructions at https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui#installation" & echo.
+@echo "If you are actually a developer of this project, please type Y and press enter" & echo.
+
+set /p answer=Are you a developer of this project (Y/N)?
+if /i "%answer:~,1%" NEQ "Y" exit /b
+
 @mkdir dist\stable-diffusion-ui
 
 @echo "Downloading components for the installer.."
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 582f81da..a8e44cd7 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+printf "Hi there, what you are running is meant for the developers of this project, not for users.\n\n"
+printf "If you only want to use the Stable Diffusion UI, you've downloaded the wrong file.\n"
+printf "Please download and follow the instructions at https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui#installation\n\n"
+printf "If you are actually a developer of this project, please type Y and press enter\n\n"
+
+read -p "Are you a developer of this project (Y/N) " yn
+case $yn in
+    [Yy]* ) break;;
+    * ) exit;;
+esac
+
 mkdir -p dist/stable-diffusion-ui
 
 echo "Downloading components for the installer.."