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diff --git a/src/mod_fail2ban.erl b/src/mod_fail2ban.erl
index b9fed0db0..48e7fb8e0 100644
--- a/src/mod_fail2ban.erl
+++ b/src/mod_fail2ban.erl
@@ -263,7 +263,13 @@ mod_doc() ->
"record of authentication failures after some time since the "
"first failure or on a successful authentication. "
"It also does not simply block network traffic, but "
- "provides the client with a descriptive error message.")],
+ "provides the client with a descriptive error message."), "",
+ ?T("WARNING: You should not use this module behind a proxy or load "
+ "balancer. ejabberd will see the failures as coming from the "
+ "load balancer and, when the threshold of auth failures is "
+ "reached, will reject all connections coming from the load "
+ "balancer. You can lock all your user base out of ejabberd "
+ "when using this module behind a proxy.")],
opts =>
[{access,
#{value => ?T("AccessName"),