diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BitcoinSettingsForm.tsx b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BitcoinSettingsForm.tsx
index 9cc0bf79..f685008f 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BitcoinSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/components/setup/screens/setConfiguration/BitcoinSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ export const BitcoinSettingsForm: React.FC<BitcoinSettingsFormProps> = ({
         <NumberFormControl
           isDisabled={bitcoinSetFromParams}
           labelText={t('set-config.block-confirmations')}
-          helperText={t('set-config.block-confirmations-help')}
+          helperText={
+            network === Network.Bitcoin
+              ? t('set-config.block-confirmations-help-mainnet')
+              : t('set-config.block-confirmations-help')
+          }
           warningText={t('set-config.block-confirmations-warning')}
           recommendedMin={5}
-          min={0}
+          min={network === Network.Bitcoin ? 5 : 0}
           max={200}
           value={blockConfirmations}
           onChange={(value) => {
diff --git a/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json b/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
index 22cf5e71..b6c100e9 100644
--- a/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
+++ b/apps/guardian-ui/src/languages/en.json
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     "bitcoin-settings": "Bitcoin settings",
     "block-confirmations": "Additional Block Confirmations",
     "block-confirmations-help": "Fedimint Guardians trail the blockchain tip by several confirmations to avoid block reorganizations.",
+    "block-confirmations-help-mainnet": "Running on Mainnet requires at least 5 additional confirmations.",
     "block-confirmations-warning": "Running Fedimint with less than 5 additional block confirmations is extremely risky! Fedimint CANNOT handle blockchain reorganizations.",
     "bitcoin-network": "Bitcoin Network",
     "select-network": "Select a network",