diff --git a/scripts/build_app.sh b/scripts/build_app.sh
index c7198fda5..9901b3cb7 100755
--- a/scripts/build_app.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_app.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -x -e
+set -e
 
 source ./env.sh
 
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ usage() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+confirmDisclaimer() {
+    while true; do
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2162
+        read -p "Please confirm you understand that when using certain values for <version> and <build_number> there is a chance that the resulting app WILL DELETE CRITICAL WALLET DATA. Are you sure you want to continue? (yes/no): " response
+        case $response in
+            [Yy][Ee][Ss] ) echo "Continuing..."; break;;
+            [Nn][Oo] ) exit 0;;
+            * ) echo "Invalid response";;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
 # required args
 unset -v APP_VERSION_STRING
 unset -v APP_BUILD_NUMBER
@@ -54,6 +66,9 @@ if [ -z "$APP_NAMED_ID" ]; then
   usage
 fi
 
+confirmDisclaimer
+set -x
+
 # checks for the correct platform dir and pushes it for later
 if printf '%s\0' "${APP_PLATFORMS[@]}" | grep -Fxqz -- "${APP_BUILD_PLATFORM}"; then
     pushd "${APP_PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/scripts/${APP_BUILD_PLATFORM}"
diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index d47b6f2f4..d938356c4 100755
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -x -e
+set -e
 
 # set project root
 THIS_SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )