diff --git a/pkg/gateway/channel_only.go b/pkg/gateway/channel_only.go
index c20649baf..5ae97b507 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/channel_only.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/channel_only.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func RunChannelsOnly(debug bool, homePath, configPath string, allowEmptyStartup
 	}
 
 	if allowEmptyStartup {
-		fmt.Println("⚠️ Channel-only runtime started in limited mode (--allow-empty); no startup agents are configured.")
+		fmt.Println(" ⚠ Channel-only runtime started in limited mode")
 	}
 	if modelID != "" {
 		cfg.Agents.Defaults.ModelName = modelID