diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
index 8ad9f365f..5887a35a3 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
             DataDir = conf.GetDataDir(NetworkType);
             Logs.Configuration.LogInformation("Network: " + NetworkType.ToString());
 
+            if (conf.GetOrDefault<bool>("launchsettings", false) && NetworkType != NetworkType.Regtest)
+                throw new ConfigException($"You need to run BTCPayServer with the run.sh or run.ps1 script");
+
             var supportedChains = conf.GetOrDefault<string>("chains", "btc")
                                       .Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                                       .Select(t => t.ToUpperInvariant());
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json b/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
index f069e89ee..ec1458aca 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
             "launchBrowser": true,
             "environmentVariables": {
                 "BTCPAY_NETWORK": "regtest",
+                "BTCPAY_LAUNCHSETTINGS": "true",
                 "BTCPAY_BUNDLEJSCSS": "false",
                 "BTCPAY_LTCEXPLORERURL": "http://127.0.0.1:32838/",
                 "BTCPAY_BTCLIGHTNING": "type=charge;server=http://127.0.0.1:54938/;api-token=foiewnccewuify",
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
             "launchBrowser": true,
             "environmentVariables": {
                 "BTCPAY_NETWORK": "regtest",
+                "BTCPAY_LAUNCHSETTINGS": "true",
                 "BTCPAY_PORT": "14142",
                 "BTCPAY_HttpsUseDefaultCertificate": "true",
                 "BTCPAY_BUNDLEJSCSS": "false",