diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index 3c44967..5863828 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ do_option_warnings(struct context *c)
         }
         else
         {
-            msg(M_WARN, "NOTE: starting with " PACKAGE_NAME " 2.1, '--script-security 2' or higher is required to call user-defined scripts or executables");
+            msg(M_FATAL, "ERROR: starting with " PACKAGE_NAME " 2.1, '--script-security 2' or higher is required to call user-defined scripts or executables");
         }
     }
 }