diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b418421..8b8f42e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -20,18 +20,12 @@ if [ -f "/etc/vmail.conf" ] || [ -d "/var/vmail/" ]; then
   exit
 fi
 
-# check for existing server software installs
-if [ -d "/etc/apache2/" ] || [ -d "/etc/php/" ] || [ -d "/etc/exim4/" ] || [ -d "/etc/spamassassin/" ] || [ -d "/etc/dovecot/" ]; then
-  echo "One or more of the required server software packages are already"
-  echo "installed. This script expects to be run on a new server install"
-  echo "that does not have any mail server software installed yet. If you"
-  echo "wish to proceed with the install anyway it is recommend to work"
-  echo "through this install script manually running commands one line at"
-  echo "a time as needed so as to not overwrite any existing configurations."
-  echo ""
-  echo "If you want to force the installer to run anyway simply comment out"
-  echo "the exit command that appears immediately below this line and re-run."
-  exit
+# check for existing mail server software installs
+if [ -d "/etc/exim4/" ] || [ -d "/etc/dovecot/" ]; then
+  echo "WARNING: Exim and/or Dovecot are already installed."
+  echo "This installer will overwrite existing configurations."
+  echo -e "You have five seconds to execute ctrl-c to cancel this install.\a"
+  sleep 5
 fi
 
 # install pwgen, used to create randmo passwords