diff --git a/packages/docs-site/src/content/config.ts b/packages/docs-site/src/content/config.ts
index 1c054be6242..9129eb8d987 100644
--- a/packages/docs-site/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/packages/docs-site/src/content/config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const collections = {
           .string()
           .max(160, { message: "Must be 160 characters or less." }).optional(),
       banner: z.object({ content: z.string() }).default({
-        content: 'All Hekla Node Runners: Upcoming Ontake fork Sep 20th, 2:00AM UTC, upgrade needed. Click <a href="https://discord.com/channels/984015101017346058/984087180739768331/1284040980084817931">here</a> for more info',
+        content: 'All Hekla Node Runners: Imminent Ontake fork Sep 30th, upgrade needed. Please update your provers to raiko 1.2.0! Click <a href="https://discord.com/channels/984015101017346058/984087180739768331/1284040980084817931">here</a> for more info',
         }),
       }),
     }),
diff --git a/packages/docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/node-operators/enable-a-proposer.mdx b/packages/docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/node-operators/enable-a-proposer.mdx
index 10a8684e68a..08352468df2 100644
--- a/packages/docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/node-operators/enable-a-proposer.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/node-operators/enable-a-proposer.mdx
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ description: This guide will you help you enable your Taiko node as a proposer.
 
 import { Aside, Card, CardGrid, Steps} from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
 
+<Aside type="danger">
+Do NOT start up your proposer without setting up a prover first with a fully synced node. You WILL lose your tokens and there is no way to recover them without proving the proposed block.
+</Aside>
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - You are already running a Taiko node [with Docker](/guides/node-operators/run-a-taiko-node-with-docker) or [from source](/guides/node-operators/build-a-taiko-node-from-source).