diff --git a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
index 247fc13932..06ee6cb11d 100644
--- a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
+++ b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
@@ -834,7 +834,8 @@ setting.lasersopacity.name = Power Laser Opacity
 setting.bridgeopacity.name = Bridge Opacity
 setting.playerchat.name = Display Player Bubble Chat
 setting.showweather.name = Show Weather Graphics
-public.confirm = Do you want to make your game public?\n[accent]Anyone will be able to join your games.\n[lightgray]This can be changed later in Settings->Game->Public Game Visibility.
+public.confirm = Do you want to make your game public?\n[accent]Anyone will be able to jo in your games.\n[lightgray]This can be changed later in Settings->Game->Public Game Visibility.
+public.confirm.really = If you want to play with friends, use [green]Invite Friend[] instead of a [scarlet]Public server[]!\nDo you [accent]really want to make your game [scarlet]public[]?
 public.beta = Note that beta versions of the game cannot make public lobbies.
 uiscale.reset = UI scale has been changed.\nPress "OK" to confirm this scale.\n[scarlet]Reverting and exiting in[accent] {0}[] seconds...
 uiscale.cancel = Cancel & Exit
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/HostDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/HostDialog.java
index 1282d47b7d..ad3b410867 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/HostDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/HostDialog.java
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ public class HostDialog extends BaseDialog{
                 if(steam){
                     Core.app.post(() -> Core.settings.getBoolOnce("steampublic2", () -> {
                         ui.showCustomConfirm("@setting.publichost.name", "@public.confirm", "@yes", "@no", () -> {
-                            Core.settings.put("publichost", true);
-                            platform.updateLobby();
+                            ui.showCustomConfirm("@setting.publichost.name", "@public.confirm.really", "@no", "@yes", () -> {
+                                Core.settings.put("publichost", true);
+                                platform.updateLobby();
+                            }, () -> {
+                                Core.settings.put("publichost", false);
+                                platform.updateLobby();
+                            });
                         }, () -> {
                             Core.settings.put("publichost", false);
                             platform.updateLobby();