diff --git a/deploy/datasets/util.js b/deploy/datasets/util.js
index 93b8c8a4cee91e1eb960aecccd71723d749798c4..3cc1e2171db8f7d9d290aa3bf0c8ccdcaf570807 100644
--- a/deploy/datasets/util.js
+++ b/deploy/datasets/util.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const getUserKGRequestParam = async ({ user }) => {
 }
 
 const init = async () => {
+  if (process.env.ACCESS_TOKEN) console.warn(`ACCESS_TOKEN environmental variable is set! All queries will be made made with ACCESS_TOKEN!`)
   if (getPublicAccessToken) return
   const { getPublicAccessToken: getPublic } = await kgQueryUtil()
   getPublicAccessToken = getPublic