diff --git a/lib/app_shell.dart b/lib/app_shell.dart
index 5a0ad88e1e..21e340d0bc 100644
--- a/lib/app_shell.dart
+++ b/lib/app_shell.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:ardrive/blocs/prompt_to_snapshot/prompt_to_snapshot_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/blocs/prompt_to_snapshot/prompt_to_snapshot_event.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/components/profile_card.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/components/side_bar.dart';
-import 'package:ardrive/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/bloc/multi_thumbnail_creation_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:ardrive/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/multi_thumbnail_creation_warn_modal.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/gift/reedem_button.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/misc/misc.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/pages/drive_detail/components/hover_widget.dart';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:ardrive/shared/blocs/banner/app_banner_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/sync/domain/cubit/sync_cubit.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/sync/domain/sync_progress.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/utils/logger.dart';
+import 'package:ardrive/utils/show_general_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive/utils/size_constants.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive_ui/ardrive_ui.dart';
 import 'package:ardrive_utils/ardrive_utils.dart';
@@ -218,11 +219,9 @@ class AppShellState extends State<AppShell> {
                                           text: 'add them now!',
                                           recognizer: TapGestureRecognizer()
                                             ..onTap = () {
-                                              context
-                                                  .read<
-                                                      MultiThumbnailCreationBloc>()
-                                                  .add(
-                                                      const CreateMultiThumbnailForAllDrives());
+                                              showArDriveDialog(context,
+                                                  content:
+                                                      const MultiThumbnailCreationWarningModal());
                                             },
                                           style: typography
                                               .paragraphNormal(
diff --git a/lib/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/multi_thumbnail_creation_warn_modal.dart b/lib/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/multi_thumbnail_creation_warn_modal.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d34b803e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/multi_thumbnail_creation_warn_modal.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import 'package:ardrive/drive_explorer/multi_thumbnail_creation/bloc/multi_thumbnail_creation_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:ardrive_ui/ardrive_ui.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
+
+class MultiThumbnailCreationWarningModal extends StatelessWidget {
+  const MultiThumbnailCreationWarningModal({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ArDriveStandardModalNew(
+      actions: [
+        ModalAction(
+          action: () {
+            Navigator.of(context).pop();
+          },
+          title: 'Cancel',
+        ),
+        ModalAction(
+          action: () {
+            context
+                .read<MultiThumbnailCreationBloc>()
+                .add(const CreateMultiThumbnailForAllDrives());
+            Navigator.of(context).pop();
+          },
+          title: 'Continue',
+        ),
+      ],
+      title: 'Create thumbnails',
+      description:
+          'This will create thumnails for the images stored in all your public and private drives.  You will not be charged!\nThis may take a while',
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7ef5263b4e..6fd5ccdf74 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Secure, permanent storage
 
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 2.49.0
+version: 2.49.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.2.0 <4.0.0'