diff --git a/Interface.C b/Interface.C
index c90ab5bc..f03341de 100644
--- a/Interface.C
+++ b/Interface.C
@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@ void preciceAdapter::Interface::configureMesh(const fvMesh& mesh)
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        FatalErrorInFunction
+                        WarningInFunction
                             << "It seems like you are using preCICE in 2D and your geometry is not located int the xy-plane. "
                                "The OpenFOAM adapter implementation supports preCICE 2D cases only with the z-axis as out-of-plane direction."
                                "Please rotate your geometry so that the geometry is located in the xy-plane."
+                               "If you are running a 2D axisymmetric case just ignore this."
                             << exit(FatalError);
                     }
                 }