diff --git a/modules/llama_cpp_server.py b/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
index 34080466..2d873f00 100644
--- a/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
+++ b/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
@@ -333,6 +333,12 @@ class LlamaServer:
 
         prompt_probs = result.get("prompt_probabilities", [])
         if not prompt_probs:
+            logger.warning(
+                "The llama.cpp server did not return prompt probabilities. "
+                "This feature requires a custom build with prompt_logprobs support. "
+                "See: https://github.com/oobabooga/llama.cpp/tree/prompt-logprobs "
+                "or https://github.com/oobabooga/ik_llama.cpp/tree/prompt-logprobs"
+            )
             return []
 
         # Null first token (no conditioning context); use empty string for BOS