diff --git a/cmd/erasure-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
index d5e865aec..c7ba013bf 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ func newErasureSets(ctx context.Context, endpoints PoolEndpoints, storageDisks [
 		endpointStrings[i] = endpoint.String()
 	}
 
+	if defaultParityCount == 0 {
+		logger.Error("Warning: Default parity set to 0. This can lead to data loss.")
+	}
+
 	// Initialize the erasure sets instance.
 	s := &erasureSets{
 		sets:               make([]*erasureObjects, setCount),