diff --git a/swarm/swarm.go b/swarm/swarm.go
index ea40e4739b..4c1ab9cbed 100644
--- a/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ func NewSwarm(ctx *node.ServiceContext, backend chequebook.Backend, config *api.
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		resourceHandler.SetStore(self.lstore)
+	} else {
+		log.Warn("No ENS API specified, resource updates will be disabled")
 	}
 
 	var validators []storage.ChunkValidator