diff --git a/e107_admin/db.php b/e107_admin/db.php
index fe7ef14f5..11efcfe26 100644
--- a/e107_admin/db.php
+++ b/e107_admin/db.php
@@ -326,10 +326,16 @@ class system_tools
 	// Developer Mode ONly.. No LANS required. 
 	private function githubSync()
 	{
-
 		$frm = e107::getForm();
 		$mes = e107::getMessage();
 
+		if(!deftrue('e_DEVELOPER'))
+		{
+			e107::getMessage()->addError("Developer mode has to be enabled in order to use this functionality!");
+			e107::getRender()->tablerender(DBLAN_10.SEP.DBLAN_112, $mes->render());
+			return;
+		}
+
 		//	$message = DBLAN_70;
 		//	$message .= "<br /><a class='e-ajax btn btn-success' data-loading-text='".DBLAN_71."' href='#backupstatus' data-src='".e_SELF."?mode=backup' >".LAN_CREATE."</a>";
 
@@ -1780,4 +1786,4 @@ function table_list()
 
 
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>