diff --git a/almanac.lic b/almanac.lic
index ebcb912bac..aa5d985833 100644
--- a/almanac.lic
+++ b/almanac.lic
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class Almanac
       message = "To minimize the possibility that items that you hold in your hands could be lost they should be listed in your `gear:`. Your almanac is not listed in your `gear:` settings:"
       message += "\n  - #{@almanac}"
       message += "\nIf you need assistance with this, please ask in the lich discord (listed in #{$clean_lich_char}links) for help."
-      message += "\n\n---This check is *advisory* for now, but will become mandatory in the near future.---"
+      message += "\n\n---The script will now abort.---"
       DRC.message(message)
-      pause 10
+      exit
     end
 
     pause startup_delay