diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index fe2036013..b6b227832 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ func newGatewayLayer(backendType gatewayBackend, arg string) (GatewayLayer, erro
 	case s3Backend:
 		return newS3Gateway(arg)
 	case gcsBackend:
+		// FIXME: The following print command is temporary and
+		// will be removed when gcs is ready for production use.
+		log.Println(colorYellow("\n               *** Warning: Not Ready for Production ***"))
 		return newGCSGateway(arg)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/globals.go b/cmd/globals.go
index 580fe0022..3540c805c 100644
--- a/cmd/globals.go
+++ b/cmd/globals.go
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ var (
 
 // global colors.
 var (
-	colorBold = color.New(color.Bold).SprintFunc()
-	colorBlue = color.New(color.FgBlue).SprintfFunc()
+	colorBold   = color.New(color.Bold).SprintFunc()
+	colorBlue   = color.New(color.FgBlue).SprintfFunc()
+	colorYellow = color.New(color.FgYellow).SprintfFunc()
 )
 
 // Returns minio global information, as a key value map.