diff --git a/mod_image_for_test.sh b/mod_image_for_test.sh
index 6d72ec1499..0f3d0dd687 100755
--- a/mod_image_for_test.sh
+++ b/mod_image_for_test.sh
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ switch_to_strict_mode
 . "${BUILD_LIBRARY_DIR}/mount_gpt_util.sh" || exit 1
 . "${BUILD_LIBRARY_DIR}/test_image_util.sh" || exit 1
 
-warn "THIS SCRIPT HAS BEEN DEPRECATED. IT MAY PRODUCE AN UN-BOOTABLE TEST" \
-  "IMAGE. TO BUILD A TEST IMAGE, USE build_image [FLAGS] test"
-
 sleep 5
 
 # No image was provided.  Use the standard latest image
@@ -106,6 +103,9 @@ else
   echo "Modifying image $FLAGS_image for test..."
 fi
 
+warn "THIS SCRIPT HAS BEEN DEPRECATED. IT MAY PRODUCE AN UN-BOOTABLE TEST" \
+  "IMAGE. TO BUILD A TEST IMAGE, USE build_image [FLAGS] test"
+
 mod_image_for_test $(basename "$FLAGS_image")
 
 print_time_elapsed