diff --git a/inc/core.php b/inc/core.php
index af41461..8e26015 100644
--- a/inc/core.php
+++ b/inc/core.php
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ function architect($url)
     if( ( (!defined('UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION') || (defined('UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION') && !UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION)) && count($u)==0) || (defined('UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION') && UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION && '/'.implode('/',$u)==UPLOAD_FORM_LOCATION) )
     {
         // check if client address is allowed
+        $forbidden = false;
         if(defined('ALLOWED_SUBNET') && !isIPInRange( getUserIP(), ALLOWED_SUBNET ))
         {
-            header("HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized");
-            exit;
+            $forbidden = true;
         }
-        renderTemplate('main');
+        renderTemplate('main',array('forbidden'=>$forbidden));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/main.html b/templates/main.html
index bde05ad..8146072 100644
--- a/templates/main.html
+++ b/templates/main.html
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
                             echo '<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">'.file_get_contents(ROOT.DS.'notice.txt').'</div>';
                     ?>
                     <div class="well">
+                        <?php if($forbidden===true) { ?>
+
+                            <h2>Upload forbidden</h2>
+
+                            <p>Due to configured restrictions, you are not allowed to upload files at this time</p>
+
+                        <?php } else { ?>
                         <div id="uploadinfo"></div>
                         <p>
                             <?php 
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@
                                         <input name="file" type="file" multiple />
                                       </div>
                               </form>
+                        <?php } ?>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>