diff --git a/SaveTranscriptions.m b/SaveTranscriptions.m
index 1927b9d4adddb4a0b90f1dc656e5b9c63fc1e2c6..68e7c688ada7d2f98c843aafdac4be1c4e72b713 100644
--- a/SaveTranscriptions.m
+++ b/SaveTranscriptions.m
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ end
 function checkVersion()
     % Check if the current directory is a Git repository
     if ~isGitRepository()
-        error('This is not a Git repository.');
+        warning('This is not a Git repository. The version you are using cannot be checked against the shared repository. Enable Git and make sure this is a git repository to validate versions.\n The most up to date code can be found at: https://gitlab.rc.uab.edu/cbsmith2/transcription-save-script');
     end
     
     % Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository