diff --git a/Shorewall-docs2/configuration_file_basics.xml b/Shorewall-docs2/configuration_file_basics.xml
index 6394fc998..0a628ac4d 100644
--- a/Shorewall-docs2/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-docs2/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -762,8 +762,13 @@ INT_IF=$(getcfg-interface bus-pci-0000:00:03.0)</programlisting>
     role="bold">RESTOREFILE</emphasis> option in
     <filename>/etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf</filename>.</para>
 
-    <para>For more information about saved configurations, see the <ulink
-    url="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm#Saved">Shorewall Operations
-    documentation</ulink>.</para>
+    <warning>
+      <para>The default saved configuration is used by Shorewall in a number
+      of ways besides in the <command>restore</command> command; to avoid
+      surprises, I recommend that you read the <ulink
+      url="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm#Saved">Shorewall Operations
+      documentation section about saved configurations</ulink> before creating
+      one.</para>
+    </warning>
   </section>
 </article>
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