diff --git a/vm/k3s-vm.sh b/vm/k3s-vm.sh
index 63b4e79e..85eea22a 100644
--- a/vm/k3s-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/k3s-vm.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ function error_handler() {
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
+function ssh_check() {
+  if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -n "${SSH_CLIENT:-}" ]; then
+      if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "SSH DETECTED" --yesno "It's suggested to use the Proxmox shell instead of SSH, since SSH can create issues while gathering variables. Would you like to proceed with using SSH?" 10 62; then
+        :
+      else
+        clear
+        exit
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 get_valid_nextid
 cleanup_vmid
 cleanup