diff --git a/rustfs/src/main.rs b/rustfs/src/main.rs
index 70095ad42..9a5b2dee7 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/main.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/main.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ fn format_external_prefix_mappings(report: &ExternalEnvCompatReport) -> String {
         .join(", ")
 }
 
+fn is_using_default_credentials(config: &rustfs::config::Config) -> bool {
+    rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_ACCESS_KEY.eq(&config.access_key) && rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY.eq(&config.secret_key)
+}
+
 async fn async_main() -> Result<()> {
     // Parse command line arguments
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
@@ -349,6 +353,14 @@ async fn run(config: rustfs::config::Config) -> Result<()> {
         None
     };
 
+    if is_using_default_credentials(&config) {
+        warn!(
+            "Detected default credentials '{}:{}', we recommend that you change these values with 'RUSTFS_ACCESS_KEY' and 'RUSTFS_SECRET_KEY' environment variables",
+            rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_ACCESS_KEY,
+            rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY
+        );
+    }
+
     let ctx = CancellationToken::new();
 
     // init store
@@ -746,4 +758,22 @@ mod tests {
             "MINIO_ROOT_USER->RUSTFS_ROOT_USER, MINIO_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_ENABLE_PRIMARY->RUSTFS_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_ENABLE_PRIMARY"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_using_default_credentials_returns_true_for_default_keys() {
+        let mut config = rustfs::config::Config::new("127.0.0.1:9000", Vec::new());
+        config.console_enable = true;
+        config.console_address = "127.0.0.1:9001".to_string();
+
+        assert!(is_using_default_credentials(&config));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_using_default_credentials_returns_false_for_custom_keys() {
+        let mut config = rustfs::config::Config::new("127.0.0.1:9000", Vec::new());
+        config.access_key = "custom-access-key".to_string();
+        config.secret_key = "custom-secret-key".to_string();
+
+        assert!(!is_using_default_credentials(&config));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rustfs/src/server/http.rs b/rustfs/src/server/http.rs
index 55ff6abdb..d1ad34d99 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/server/http.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/server/http.rs
@@ -210,15 +210,6 @@ pub async fn start_http_server(
     } else {
         info!(target: "rustfs::main::startup", "RustFS API: {api_endpoints}  {localhost_endpoint}");
         info!(target: "rustfs::main::startup", "RustFS Start Time: {now_time}");
-        if rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_ACCESS_KEY.eq(&config.access_key)
-            && rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY.eq(&config.secret_key)
-        {
-            warn!(
-                "Detected default credentials '{}:{}', we recommend that you change these values with 'RUSTFS_ACCESS_KEY' and 'RUSTFS_SECRET_KEY' environment variables",
-                rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_ACCESS_KEY,
-                rustfs_credentials::DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY
-            );
-        }
         info!(target: "rustfs::main::startup","For more information, visit https://rustfs.com/docs/");
         info!(target: "rustfs::main::startup", "To enable the console, restart the server with --console-enable and a valid --console-address.");
     }