diff --git a/colab/GPU.ipynb b/colab/GPU.ipynb
index 03ba5730..a4fe28bd 100644
--- a/colab/GPU.ipynb
+++ b/colab/GPU.ipynb
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
         "Provider = \"Cloudflare\" #@param [\"Localtunnel\", \"Cloudflare\"]\n",
         "use_google_drive = True #@param {type:\"boolean\"}\n",
         "\n",
+        "import os\n",
+        "if not os.path.isfile(\"/opt/bin/nvidia-smi\"):\n",
+        "  raise RuntimeError(\"⚠️Colab did not give you a GPU due to usage limits, this can take a few hours before they let you back in. Check out https://lite.koboldai.net for a free alternative (that does not provide an API link but can load KoboldAI saves and chat cards) or subscribe to Colab Pro for immediate access.⚠️\")\n",
+        "\n",
         "!nvidia-smi\n",
         "from google.colab import drive\n",
         "if use_google_drive:\n",