diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs b/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
index 97cefd3b45..a38ff682ee 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,23 @@ private static void Main(string[] args)
                 var traceAppenderName = "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Trace.to_string());
                 Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(config.Debug, verboseAppenderName, traceAppenderName);
                 Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(config.Verbose, config.Debug, verboseAppenderName);
-                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_trace_logger_when_trace(config.Trace, traceAppenderName);
+                
+                if (config.Information.IsProcessElevated)
+                {
+                    Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_trace_logger_when_trace(config.Trace, traceAppenderName);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var logger = ChocolateyLoggers.Normal;
+
+                    if (!config.RegularOutput)
+                    {
+                        logger = ChocolateyLoggers.LogFileOnly;
+                    }
+
+                    "chocolatey".Log().Warn(logger, "Usage of the --trace option is only allowed when running from an elevated session.");
+                }
+
                 "chocolatey".Log().Debug(() => "{0} is running on {1} v {2}".format_with(ApplicationParameters.Name, config.Information.PlatformType, config.Information.PlatformVersion.to_string()));
                 //"chocolatey".Log().Debug(() => "Command Line: {0}".format_with(Environment.CommandLine));
 
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs b/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
index 8c1f2498ff..4b80762d0d 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
@@ -446,7 +446,22 @@ private T ensure_original_configuration<T>(IList<string> args, Func<ChocolateyCo
                 var traceAppenderName = "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Trace.to_string());
                 Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(configuration.Debug, verboseAppenderName, traceAppenderName);
                 Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(configuration.Verbose, configuration.Debug, verboseAppenderName);
-                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_trace_logger_when_trace(configuration.Trace, traceAppenderName);
+
+                if (configuration.Information.IsProcessElevated)
+                {
+                    Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_trace_logger_when_trace(configuration.Trace, traceAppenderName);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var logger = ChocolateyLoggers.Normal;
+
+                    if (!configuration.RegularOutput)
+                    {
+                        logger = ChocolateyLoggers.LogFileOnly;
+                    }
+
+                    "chocolatey".Log().Warn(logger, "Usage of the --trace option is only allowed when running from an elevated session.");
+                }
             }
             finally
             {