diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index e8478a7f..fced35ed 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ msg_error() {
 
 # This function checks the version of Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) and exits if the version is not supported.
 pve_check() {
+  if [ $(pveversion | grep "pve-manager/8" | wc -l) -ne 1 ]; then
+    whiptail --msgbox --title "Proxmox VE 7 Detected" "You are currently using Proxmox VE 7, refrain from creating Debian 12 LXCs due to differences in locale parameters. \n Default distribution for $APP LXC is ${var_os} ${var_version}" 10 58
+  fi
   if ! pveversion | grep -Eq "pve-manager/(7\.[0-9]|8\.[0-9])"; then
     echo -e "${CROSS} This version of Proxmox Virtual Environment is not supported"
     echo -e "Requires PVE Version 7.0 or higher"
@@ -437,10 +440,6 @@ install_script() {
 }
 
 start() {
-  if [ $(pveversion | grep "pve-manager/8" | wc -l) -ne 1 ]; then
-    whiptail --msgbox --title "Proxmox VE 7 Detected" "You are currently using Proxmox VE 7, refrain from creating Debian 12 LXCs due to differences in locale parameters. \n Default distribution for $APP LXC is ${var_os} ${var_version}" 10 58
-  fi
-
   if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     if ! (whiptail --title "${APP} LXC" --yesno "This will create a New ${APP} LXC. Proceed?" 10 58); then
       clear