diff --git a/bin/mycroft-config b/bin/mycroft-config
index 188c09b7f81b..a1271b328dfc 100755
--- a/bin/mycroft-config
+++ b/bin/mycroft-config
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ function edit_config() {
             ;;
         default | remote)
             # View-only
+            echo "The default config shouldn't be changed, opening in View mode"
+            sleep 2
             $VIEWER $TEMP/mycroft.json
             ;;
         esac