diff --git a/src/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay.cpp
index 666bc110..4caaec39 100644
--- a/src/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay.cpp
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params)
          params.enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_gpu_stats] = false;
       }
    }
+   if (!params.permit_upload)
+      printf("MANGOHUD: Uploading is disabled (permit_upload = 0)\n");
 }
 
 void init_system_info(){