diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index f3939458..aa779f24 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML = ''
   + '    <div id="gamestat">&nbsp;loading global control stats</div>'
   + '    <input id="geosearch" placeholder="Search location…" type="text"/>'
   + '    <div id="portaldetails"></div>'
-  + '    <input id="redeem" placeholder="Redeem code…" type="text"/>'
+  + '    <input id="redeem" placeholder="Redeem code… (currently down from web)" type="text"/>'
   + '    <div id="toolbox">'
   + '      <a onmouseover="setPermaLink(this)">permalink</a>'
   + '      <a href="https://github.com/breunigs/ingress-intel-total-conversion#readme" title="IITC = Ingress Intel Total Conversion.\n\nOn the script’s homepage you can:\n– find updates\n– get plugins\n– report bugs\n– and contribute." style="cursor: help">IITC’s page</a></div>'