diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
index 849c8e13f..77c55bcc9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 using NLog;
@@ -88,11 +88,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
         {
             var instancePolicy = _container.Resolve<ISingleInstancePolicy>();
 
-            if (isService)
+            if (startupContext.Flags.Contains(StartupContext.TERMINATE))
             {
                 instancePolicy.KillAllOtherInstance();
             }
-            else if (startupContext.Flags.Contains(StartupContext.TERMINATE))
+            else if (startupContext.Args.ContainsKey(StartupContext.APPDATA))
+            {
+                instancePolicy.WarnIfAlreadyRunning();
+            }
+            else if (isService)
             {
                 instancePolicy.KillAllOtherInstance();
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/SingleInstancePolicy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Host/SingleInstancePolicy.cs
index c249241b1..0235b9845 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/SingleInstancePolicy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Host/SingleInstancePolicy.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
     {
         void PreventStartIfAlreadyRunning();
         void KillAllOtherInstance();
+        void WarnIfAlreadyRunning();
     }
 
     public class SingleInstancePolicy : ISingleInstancePolicy
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             }
         }
 
+        public void WarnIfAlreadyRunning()
+        {
+            if (IsAlreadyRunning())
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Another instance of Lidarr is already running.");
+            }
+        }
+
         private bool IsAlreadyRunning()
         {
             return GetOtherNzbDroneProcessIds().Any();
@@ -76,4 +85,4 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}