diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 9a3aa36..799c9c6 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -1658,6 +1658,15 @@ sub_app_secret_generate(){
   local secret="$abra__secret_"
   local version="$abra__version_"
   local length="$abra__length_"
+  local msg_already_outputted=${msg_already_outputted:-"false"}
+
+  if [ "$msg_already_outputted" == "false" ]; then
+    warning "These generated secrets are now stored as encrypted data on your server"
+    warning "Please take a moment to make sure you have saved a copy of the passwords"
+    warning "Abra is not able to show the password values in plain text again"
+    warning "See https://docs.cloud.autonomic.zone/secrets/ for more on secrets"
+    msg_already_outputted="true"
+  fi
 
   if [ "$abra___all" == "true" ]; then
     # Note(decentral1se): we need to reset the flag here to avoid the infinite
@@ -1692,11 +1701,6 @@ sub_app_secret_generate(){
   abra__data_="$PW"
 
   sub_app_secret_insert
-
-  warning "These generated secrets are now stored as encrypted data on your server"
-  warning "Please take a moment to make sure you have saved a copy of the passwords"
-  warning "Abra is not able to show the password values in plain text again"
-  warning "See https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/ for more on secrets"
 }
 
 ###### .. app volume