diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 248ea97..6c79608 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ version 0.9.3 -- unreleased
 	duplicity:
 	 . fixed (again...) globbing in include and exclude options (Debian bug
 	   #348022, follow-up to #338796)
+	 . warn if vsnames or vsinclude is enabled while vservers support is
+	   disabled in backupninja.conf
     ninjahelper changes
         rdiff.helper:
          . fixed errors in create remote dir
diff --git a/handlers/dup b/handlers/dup
index 2e4312b..5970694 100644
--- a/handlers/dup
+++ b/handlers/dup
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ if [ "$vservers" == "yes" ]; then
     else
 	[ -z "$vsinclude" ] || warning 'vsnames is empty, vsinclude configuration lines will be ignored'
     fi
+else
+   [ -z "$vsinclude" ] || warning 'vservers support disabled in backupninja.conf, vsincludes configuration lines will be ignored'
+   [ -z "$vsnames" ] || warning 'vservers support disabled in backupninja.conf, vsnames configuration line will be ignored'   
 fi
 
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