diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68d3353..659c9a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "strapi-plugin-config-sync",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "description": "Migrate your config data across environments using the CLI or Strapi admin panel.",
   "strapi": {
     "displayName": "Config Sync",
diff --git a/server/bootstrap.js b/server/bootstrap.js
index 3b2a612..54063b6 100644
--- a/server/bootstrap.js
+++ b/server/bootstrap.js
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ module.exports = async () => {
   if (strapi.config.get('plugin::config-sync.importOnBootstrap')) {
     if (strapi.server.app.env === 'development') {
       strapi.log.warn(logMessage(`You can't use the 'importOnBootstrap' setting in the development env.`));
+    } else if (process.env.CONFIG_SYNC_CLI === 'true') {
+      strapi.log.warn(logMessage(`The 'importOnBootstrap' setting was ignored because Strapi was started from the config-sync CLI itself.`));
     } else if (fs.existsSync(strapi.config.get('plugin::config-sync.syncDir'))) {
       await strapi.plugin('config-sync').service('main').importAllConfig();
     }
diff --git a/server/cli.js b/server/cli.js
index 7e7d751..90e182e 100644
--- a/server/cli.js
+++ b/server/cli.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
 const program = new Command();
 
 const getStrapiApp = async () => {
+  process.env.CONFIG_SYNC_CLI = true;
+
   try {
     const tsUtils = require('@strapi/typescript-utils'); // eslint-disable-line