diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigClientsHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigClientsHandler.java
index 09a0def7cfe67ed8501e0efb7ac60818b94c757c..1c1c28568dddbf65e41b9aa9601032179996574a 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigClientsHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigClientsHandler.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class ConfigClientsHandler extends FormHandler {
         for (int cur = 0; cur < clients.size(); cur++) {
             ClientAppConfig ca = clients.get(cur);
             Object val = _settings.get(cur + ".enabled");
-            if (! ("webConsole".equals(ca.clientName) || "Web console".equals(ca.clientName)))
+            if (! (RouterConsoleRunner.class.getName().equals(ca.className)))
                 ca.disabled = val == null;
             // edit of an existing entry
             String desc = getJettyString("desc" + cur);
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
index 27242397e82a4504563036fcd4ee41878b04d152..13b489d3958d1073490548354aa3f00c87e22fb3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/LoadClientAppsJob.java
@@ -38,14 +38,23 @@ public class LoadClientAppsJob extends JobImpl {
         }
         List<ClientAppConfig> apps = ClientAppConfig.getClientApps(getContext());
         if (apps.isEmpty()) {
-            _log.error("Warning - No client apps or router console configured - we are just a router");
+            _log.logAlways(Log.WARN, "Warning - No client apps or router console configured - we are just a router");
             System.err.println("Warning - No client apps or router console configured - we are just a router");
             return;
         }
         for(int i = 0; i < apps.size(); i++) {
             ClientAppConfig app = (ClientAppConfig) apps.get(i);
-            if (app.disabled)
+            if (app.disabled) {
+                if ("net.i2p.router.web.RouterConsoleRunner".equals(app.className)) {
+                    String s = "Warning - Router console is disabled. To enable,\n edit the file " +
+                               ClientAppConfig.configFile(getContext()) +
+                               ",\n change the line \"clientApp." + i + ".startOnLoad=false\"" +
+                               " to \"clientApp." + i + ".startOnLoad=true\",\n and restart.";
+                    _log.logAlways(Log.WARN, s);
+                    System.err.println(s);
+                }
                 continue;
+            }
             String argVal[] = parseArgs(app.args);
             if (app.delay <= 0) {
                 // run this guy now