diff --git a/tome.lic b/tome.lic
index c525977aab..3753ccfae4 100644
--- a/tome.lic
+++ b/tome.lic
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class Tome
       message = "To minimize the possibility that items that you hold in your hands could be lost they should be listed in your `gear:`. Your tome is not listed in your `gear:` settings:"
       message += "\n  - #{@@tome}"
       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
 
     @penultimate_pages = {