diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-crowdsec b/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-crowdsec
index 44191f3..4d24842 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-crowdsec
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-crowdsec
@@ -56,8 +56,22 @@ sed -ir "s|SECRET_KEY=.*$|SECRET_KEY=${CROWDSEC_SECRET_KEY}|" "${CONFIG_PATH}cro
 sed -ir "s|SITE_KEY=.*$|SITE_KEY=${CROWDSEC_SITE_KEY}|" "${CONFIG_PATH}crowdsec-nginx-bouncer.conf"
 
 # Sed in crowdsec include
-if grep -q '#include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;' '/config/nginx/nginx.conf'; then
-    sed -i 's|#include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;|include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;|' /config/nginx/nginx.conf
+if ! grep -q '[^#]include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;' '/config/nginx/nginx.conf'; then
+    if grep -q '#include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;' '/config/nginx/nginx.conf'; then
+        # Enable http.d include
+        sed -i 's|#include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;|include /etc/nginx/http.d/\*.conf;|' /config/nginx/nginx.conf
+    else
+        # Warn about missing http.d include
+        echo "
+        ********************************************************************
+        *    Warning: Your nginx.conf is missing required settings         *
+        *    Please add:                                                   *
+        *        include /etc/nginx/http.d/*.conf;                         *
+        *    to the http{} block and restart the container.                *
+        *                                                                  *
+        *    The CrowdSec bouncer will not function until this is done.    *
+        ********************************************************************"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Clean up