diff --git a/classes/local/outagelib.php b/classes/local/outagelib.php
index e579523..7472994 100644
--- a/classes/local/outagelib.php
+++ b/classes/local/outagelib.php
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ EOT;
 
         $message = [];
 
-        if (!isset($CFG->auth_outage_bootstrap_loaded) || !$CFG->auth_outage_bootstrap_loaded) {
+        if (trim(self::get_config()->allowedips) != '' && (!isset($CFG->auth_outage_bootstrap_loaded) || !$CFG->auth_outage_bootstrap_loaded)) {
             $message[] = get_string('configurationwarning', 'auth_outage');
         }