diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 8773cb3a7..bf18c72c4 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 		logger.Fatal(err, "Unable to initialize policy system")
 	}
 
+	if globalIsDiskCacheEnabled {
+		logger.StartupMessage(colorRed(colorBold("Disk caching is allowed only for gateway deployments")))
+	}
 	// Create new lifecycle system.
 	globalLifecycleSys = NewLifecycleSys()